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    3. 死闘

    死闘

    死し闘とう

    life or death struggle

    KMT9News #27+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab24 strokes

    しとう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    life or death struggle, mortal combat, struggle to the death

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    彼かれらは死し闘とうを繰くり広ひろげました。

    They fought a life-or-death battle.

    KMT5MilitarySports & Martial Arts
    敵てきとの死し闘とうの末すえ、兵へい士したちはついに勝しょう利りを収おさめました。

    After a life-or-death struggle with the enemy, the soldiers finally achieved victory.

    KMT9MilitaryHistory
    その戦せん場じょうでは、両りょう軍ぐんが互たがいに一いっ歩ぽも引ひかない死し闘とうを演えんじた。

    On that battlefield, both armies engaged in a mortal combat, neither giving an inch.

    KMT9MilitaryHistory
    決けっ勝しょう戦せんは、両りょうチームにとってまさに死し闘とうと呼よぶにふさわしい試し合あいでした。

    The final match was truly a struggle to the death for both teams.

    KMT9Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    絶ぜつ滅めつの危き機きに瀕ひんした動どう物ぶつたちは、過か酷こくな環かん境きょうで生いき残のこるために死し闘とうを続つづけている。

    Animals on the verge of extinction continue their life-or-death struggle to survive in harsh environments.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    闘
    たたか.う・あらそ.う…(2)
    fight・war
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