Word details

孤軍奮闘

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 孤軍奮闘.

Dictionary

Entry

孤軍奮闘ぐんふんとうNoun~する Verb四字熟語Freq #49117
1

fighting alone

Examples
孤軍奮闘したけれど、衆寡敵せず、彼のビジネスプランは受け入れられなかったよ。
He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

orphan, alone

9 strokesFrequency 1,239JLPT N1Grade 8

On

army, force, troops, war, battle

9 strokesFrequency 189JLPT N2Grade 4

On

グン

Kun

いくさ

stirred up, be invigorated, flourish

16 strokesFrequency 1,521JLPT N1Grade 6

On

フン

Kun

ふる.う

fight, war

18 strokesFrequency 751JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

たたか.うあらそ.う

Nanori

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