See also: 格鬥 and 格斗

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: S
kan'on
Alternative spellings
格鬭 (kyūjitai)
挌闘 (dated)
 
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Etymology

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is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かく)(とう) (kakutō

  1. the act of fighting each other; a fight or grapple
  2. tackling a difficult problem

Derived terms

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Verb

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(かく)(とう)する (kakutō suruintransitive suru (stem (かく)(とう) (kakutō shi), past (かく)(とう)した (kakutō shita))

  1. fight, scuffle
    自分(じぶん)のシッポと格闘(かくとう)する(ねこ)
    jibun no shippo to kakutō suru neko
    a cat scuffling with its own tail
  2. struggle with a problem
    差別(さべつ)格闘(かくとう)する
    sabetsu to kakutō suru
    tackle discrimination

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN