Kanji

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: strike, hit, fight

Kunyomi: う.つ

Onyomi: カク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

格闘 カクトウ (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle, struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with)

格技 カクギ one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons), combat sport, martial art