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戦う
たたかう
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to fight
2
to compete
3
to battle
4
to make war (on)
5
to wage war (against)
6
to go to war (with)
7
to compete (against)
8
to struggle (against adversities, etc.)
Example sentence
兵士達は戦う勇気をなくした。
The soldiers lost the courage to fight.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 戦う in the wild?
Kanji in this word
戦
War, Battle, Match
13 strokes
More words with
戦
冷戦
れいせん ·
cold war
戦争
せんそう ·
war
N4
戦後
せんご ·
postwar period
作戦
さくせん ·
military operations
N1
戦闘
せんとう ·
battle
N1
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挑戦
ちょうせん ·
challenge
N3
大戦
たいせん ·
great war
N3
戦略
せんりゃく ·
strategy
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