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奮闘
ふんとう
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
hard struggle
2
strenuous effort
3
working hard
4
hard fighting
5
fierce fighting
Example sentence
会社は生き残りを賭けて奮闘している。
The company is struggling for survival.
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Mine a sentence — saw 奮闘 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
奮
Stirred Up, Be Invigorated, Flourish
16 strokes
闘
Fight, War
18 strokes
More words with
奮
興奮
こうふん ·
excitement
N3
奮発
ふんぱつ ·
strenuous efforts
奮う
ふるう ·
to muster (e.g. one's courage)
奮起
ふんき ·
stirring
More words with
闘
戦闘
せんとう ·
battle
N1
Full entry on Jisho
闘争
とうそう ·
fight
春闘
しゅんとう ·
spring labor offensive
格闘
かくとう ·
(hand-to-hand) fight
健闘
けんとう ·
fighting bravely
共闘
きょうとう ·
joint struggle
戦闘機
せんとうき ·
fighter (aircraft)
闘志
とうし ·
fighting spirit
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