Word Meaning 苦戦

くせん kusen

苦戦 is read as くせん (kusen) and means hard fight.

Meaning

English

hard fight
close game
struggle
tight contest

Reading

Kana

くせん

Romaji

kusen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 12929 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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悪戦苦闘

あくせんくとう

hard fighting

善戦苦闘

ぜんせんくとう

putting up a good fight against some odds

苦手

にがて

not one's cup of tea

苦情

くじょう

complaint

苦労

くろう

anxiety

苦しみ

くるしみ

pain

苦味

くみ

bitterness

苦い

にがい

bitter

苦心

くしん

pains

苦しめる

くるしめる

to torment

苦痛

くつう

pain

苦しい

くるしい

hard to do