かくとう
Kakutou
Other forms: 挌闘、格鬪
格闘 (Kakutou) is a Japanese noun meaning “(hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstruggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with)
Examples
彼は襲撃者を格闘して地面に倒した。
He wrestled his attacker to the ground.
ジョージは、最近３時間の格闘の末に釣った、重さ３０ポンドのバスの話をしていた。
George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).