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奮闘

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 奮闘

んとう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #12567
1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard

Examples
人々は貧困に向かって奮闘した。
People struggled against poverty.
2

hard fighting; fierce fighting

Kanji in this Word

16 strokes
Frequency: 1521
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

stirred up
be invigorated
flourish

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふる.う
18 strokes
Frequency: 751
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

fight
war

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
たたか.う
あらそ.う
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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