Vocab Info

A4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

格闘(かくとう)hand-to-hand fighting, grappling, scuffling

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle

    2. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with)

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    格闘 【かくとう】挌闘 【かくとう】

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      格闘(かくとう)(すえ)(ほね)()ってしまった。

      I ended up breaking a bone after a fight. (hand-to-hand)

      生徒(せいと)たちがある難問(なんもん)格闘(かくとう)しています。

      The students are grappling with a difficult problem.

        暴漢(ぼうかん)格闘(かくとう)し、無事(ぶじ)暴漢(ぼうかん)警察(けいさつ)()()した。

        I fought with the hoodlum and safely handed him over to the police.

        ()のお(はは)さんお(ちち)さんは毎日(まいにち)子供(こども)たちと格闘(かくとう)しています。

        Parents around the world are struggling with their children every day.

        (がた)しい問題(もんだい)毎日(まいにち)格闘(かくとう)している科学(かがく)(もの)(がく)には、(しわ)()っている。

        The scientist, who is wrestling with difficult problems every day, has wrinkles on their forehead.

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