かくとう

格闘

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

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
(hand-to-hand) fightgrapplescuffletussle
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
struggling (with a problem, task, etc.)grapplingwrestlinggetting to grips (with)

Example Sentences

(かれ)襲撃者(しゃ)を格闘して地面に(たおす)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.