Moto 闘: Fight; WarKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- たたか(う)、あらそ(う)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 129 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 戦闘せんとうbattle; fight
- 闘争とうそうfight; battle
- 春闘しゅんとうspring labor offensive; annual spring wage bargaining round
- 健闘けんとうfighting bravely; strenuous efforts
- 共闘きょうとうjoint struggle; common (united) front
- 闘志とうしfighting spirit; (will to) fight
- 闘病とうびょうfighting against an illness
- 格闘かくとうhand-to-hand fighting; grappling
- 敢闘かんとうfighting bravely
- 乱闘らんとうfray; fighting
- 奮闘ふんとうhard struggle; strenuous effort
- 闘士とうしfighter (for); militant
- 孤軍奮闘こぐんふんとうfighting alone
- 悪戦苦闘あくせんくとうhard fighting; hard struggle
- 戦闘員せんとういんcombatant; fighter
- 戦闘機せんとうきfighter (aircraft)
- 暗闘あんとうsecret feud
- 条件闘争じょうけんとうそうnegotiation of conditions
- 死闘しとうlife or death struggle; mortal combat
- 決闘けっとうduel; shoot-out
- 激闘げきとうfierce fighting
- 熱闘ねっとうfierce fighting
- 苦闘くとうhard fight; difficult struggle
- 闘牛とうぎゅうbullfighting; bullfight
- 階級闘争かいきゅうとうそうclass struggle; class warfare
- 非戦闘員ひせんとういんnon-combatant; civilian
- ステルス戦闘機ステルスせんとうきstealth fighter
- 三角闘争さんかくとうそうthree-cornered fight
- 三里塚闘争さんりづかとうそうSanrizuka Struggle; campaign against the construction of Narita airport
- 主戦闘戦車しゅせんとうせんしゃmain battle tank
- 争闘そうとうstrife; struggle
- 休暇闘争きゅうかとうそうstrike for leave
- 健闘むなしくけんとうむなしくfighting in vain
- 健闘を祈るけんとうをいのるto wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
- 健闘空しくけんとうむなしくfighting in vain
- 健闘虚しくけんとうむなしくfighting in vain
- 全共闘ぜんきょうとうAll-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
- 全学共闘会議ぜんがくきょうとうかいぎAll-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
- 公判闘争こうはんとうそうcourt battle
- 共同闘争きょうどうとうそうjoint struggle
- 内部闘争ないぶとうそうinternal struggle
- 剣闘士けんとうしgladiator
- 力戦奮闘りきせんふんとうfighting with all one's might; fighting up against
- 力闘りきとうhard fight
- 善戦苦闘ぜんせんくとうputting up a good fight against some odds
- 場外乱闘じょうがいらんとうbrawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling)
- 奮闘努力ふんとうどりょくtry one's best; all-out effort
- 悪闘あくとうdifficult battle
- 戦闘ロボせんとうロボbattle robot; war robot
- 戦闘不能せんとうふのうunable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious
- 戦闘任務せんとうにんむcombat mission
- 戦闘前哨せんとうぜんしょうcombat outpost
- 戦闘力せんとうりょくfighting strength
- 戦闘帽せんとうぼうfield cap (used by Japanese troops in WWII)
- 戦闘序列せんとうじょれつorder of battle
- 戦闘態勢せんとうたいせいcombat readiness; battle readiness
- 戦闘支援せんとうしえんcombat support
- 戦闘支援計画せんとうしえんけいかくcombat support plan
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 闘うたたかうto make war (on); to wage war (against)
Other readings
- 安保闘争あんぽとうそうcampaign against the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty (1959-60, 1970)
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