Word Meaning 苦闘

くとう kutou

苦闘 is read as くとう (kutou) and means hard fight.

Meaning

English

hard fight
difficult struggle

Reading

Kana

くとう

Romaji

kutou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 18483 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

苦肉の策

くにくのさく

last resort

苦慮

くりょ

racking one's brains

苦渋

くじゅう

bitterness and astringency

苦味素

くみそ

bitter principle

苦渋の決断

くじゅうのけつだん

agonizing decision

苦しい言い訳

くるしいいいわけ

lame excuse

苦集滅道

くじゅめつどう

Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)

戦闘

せんとう

battle

格闘

かくとう

(hand-to-hand) fight

共闘

きょうとう

joint struggle

Example Sentences

彼は悪戦苦闘している。

He is fighting with his back against the wall.

学校の数学で悪戦苦闘する生徒も多いです。

A lot of students struggle with math in school.