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戦う
闘う
斗う
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

tatakau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
esp. 戦う
to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
esp. 戦う
to compete (against)

Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
esp. 闘う
to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to contend, to resist

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 戦う, 戦います
[does], will [do]
戦わない, 戦いません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 戦った, 戦いました
[did]
戦わなかった, 戦いませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 戦って, 戦いまして 戦わないで, 戦いませんで 戦わなくて
Kanjis
ON: セン KUN: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く
war, battle, match

Stroke: 13 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-9-4 FC: 3355.5


ON: トウ KUN: たたか.う, あらそ.う
fight, war

Stroke: 18 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-8-10 FC: 7714.4


ON: ト, トウ
Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper, dots and cross radical (no. 68)

Stroke: 4 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-2-2 FC: 3400.0


Phrases
おまえも決して戦う拳を忘れるな。
Parts: お前 (おまえ) 決して (けっして) 戦う (たたかう) (こぶし) 忘れる (わすれる)
Never lose your fighting fists.