Word details

悪戦苦闘

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 悪戦苦闘.

Dictionary

Entry

悪戦苦闘くせんくとうNounIntransitive~する Verb四字熟語Freq #27622
1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

Examples
トムはもう3時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。
Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

11 strokesFrequency 530JLPT N3Grade 3

On

アク

Kun

わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む

war, battle, match

13 strokesFrequency 78JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Nanori

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る

fight, war

18 strokesFrequency 751JLPT N1Grade 8

On

トウ

Kun

たたか.うあらそ.う

Nanori

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