Word Meaning 悪戦苦闘

あくせんくとう akusenkutou

悪戦苦闘 is read as あくせんくとう (akusenkutou) and means hard fighting.

Meaning

English

  1. hard fighting
  2. hard struggle
  3. fighting against heavy odds

Reading

Kana

あくせんくとう

Romaji

akusenkutou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 50 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Yojijukugo Rank 18994 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

善戦苦闘

ぜんせんくとう

putting up a good fight against some odds

悪闘

あくとう

difficult battle

戦闘

せんとう

battle

苦闘

くとう

hard fight

力戦奮闘

りきせんふんとう

fighting with all one's might

悪戦

あくせん

hard fighting

戦闘員

せんとういん

combatant

非戦闘員

ひせんとういん

non-combatant

戦闘機

せんとうき

fighter (aircraft)

戦闘電子戦情報

せんとうでんしせんじょうほう

combat electronic warfare intelligence

戦闘能力

せんとうのうりょく

combat capabilities

戦闘支援計画

せんとうしえんけいかく

combat support plan

Example Sentences

2

He is fighting with his back against the wall.

A lot of students struggle with math in school.