Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 決闘(けっとう) in Japanese

決闘
Kana Reading
けっとう
Romaji
kettō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    duel; shoot-out
    Example sentence
    「親父これって・・・真剣？」「当たり前だろう、決闘なのだからな」 Dad, this a real sword? "Of course, it is a duel after all."

Examples of 決闘, けっとう 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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決 JLPT 3

7 strokes

decide, fix, agree upon, appoint

On'Yomi: ケツ

Kun'Yomi: き.める, -ぎ.め, き.まる, さ.く

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