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Meaning of 悪戦苦闘(あくせんくとう) in Japanese

悪戦苦闘
Kana Reading
あくせんくとう
Romaji
akusenkutō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
    Example sentence
    悪戦苦闘している He is fighting with his back against the wall.

Examples of 悪戦苦闘, あくせんくとう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

18 strokes

fight, war

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たたか.う, あらそ.う

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

On'Yomi: ク

Kun'Yomi: くる.しい, -ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる, にが.い, にが.る

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On'Yomi: アク, オ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

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JLPT 3

13 strokes

war, battle, match

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く

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