闘 means “fight, struggle”

たたかう · tatakau

Also: war

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たたかう, あらそう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

トウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 18 strokes

The story

Inside a gate (門), a vessel (豆) and a hand (寸): picture rivals squaring off in a courtyard. 闘う is fighting through something hard, an illness or a rival, 闘志 is fighting spirit, and 春闘 is the spring wage offensive of Japan's unions.

Used in 闘う (tatakau, to fight/struggle), 戦闘 (sentou, combat), and 春闘 (shuntou, spring wage offensive)

More from Attack & Conquer

• 衝 collide
• 奪 snatch
• 挑 challenge
• 侵 invade
• 襲 attack
• 敵 enemy
• 征 conquer
• 虜 captive
• 伐 cut down
• 撃 strike
• 討 attack
• 攻 attack

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