Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

751 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: fight, war

Kunyomi: たたか.う あらそ.う

Onyomi: トウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: gate

Examples

Onyomi Examples

トウシ fighter (for), militant, champion (of), boxer

トウシ fighting spirit, (will to) fight

カントウ fighting bravely

キョウトウ joint struggle, common (united) front

Kunyomi Examples

戦う たたかう to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against), to compete (against), to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist