Tatakau

JLPT N3

Other forms:

戦う (Tatakau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with)”.

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

  • They fought against the enemy.

  • I fight in the cause of justice.

  • They contended against prejudice.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 戦う

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