Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 格闘(かくとう) in Japanese

格闘, 挌闘
Kana Reading
かくとう
Romaji
kakutō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
    Example sentence
    彼は襲撃者を格闘して地面に倒した。 He wrestled his attacker to the ground.

Examples of 格闘, 挌闘, かくとう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

闘 JLPT 1

18 strokes

fight, war

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: たたか.う, あらそ.う

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格 JLPT 3

10 strokes

status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar), rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

On'Yomi: カク, コウ, キャク, ゴウ

Kun'Yomi:

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挌

9 strokes

strike, hit, fight

On'Yomi: カク

Kun'Yomi: う.つ

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