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

hard fighting
fierce fighting
strenuous effort
hard struggle
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 17537 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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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

奮ってご参加下さい

ふるってごさんかください

you are cordially invited to participate

奮起一番

ふんきいちばん

bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something

Example Sentences

彼女は試験に合格するために奮闘した。

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.

会社は生き残りを賭けて奮闘している。

The company is struggling for survival.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

ガリヴァー奮闘記 Gulliver Funtouki