Meanings

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)esp. 戦う
2. godan verb, intransitive verbto compete (against)esp. 戦う
3. godan verb, intransitive verbto struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resistesp. 闘う

Examples

• 彼らは敵と戦った。

  They fought against the enemy.

• 正義のために戦う。

  I fight in the cause of justice.

• 彼らは偏見と戦った。

  They contended against prejudice.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 戦う

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