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    3. 善戦苦闘

    善戦苦闘

    善ぜん戦せん苦く闘とう

    putting up a good fight against some odds

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab51 strokes

    ぜんせんくとう

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    putting up a good fight against some odds

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    Kanji that make up this word

    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    闘
    たたか.う・あらそ.う…(2)
    fight・war
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