Word Meaning 奮闘

ふんとう funtou

奮闘 is read as ふんとう (funtou) and means hard fighting.

Meaning

English

  1. hard fighting
  2. fierce fighting
  3. strenuous effort
  4. hard struggle
  5. working hard

Reading

Kana

ふんとう

Romaji

funtou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 17440 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奮闘努力

ふんとうどりょく

try one's best

奮闘記

ふんとうき

record of one's struggle

孤軍奮闘

こぐんふんとう

fighting alone

力戦奮闘

りきせんふんとう

fighting with all one's might

奮う

ふるう

to be enlivened

奮って

ふるって

energetically

奮発

ふんぱつ

splurge

奮起

ふんき

stirring

奮い立つ

ふるいたつ

to cheer up

奮戦

ふんせん

hard fighting

奮起一番

ふんきいちばん

bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something

戦闘

せんとう

battle

Example Sentences

1

かのじょはしけんにごうかくするためにふんとうした。

She struggled hard to pass the exam.