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    3. 闘争

    闘争

    闘とう争そう

    fight

    KMT4News #4+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    斗争鬪爭

    とうそう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    fight, battle, combat, conflict
    2.
    struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.), strife, (labor) dispute, strike

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    彼かれらは自じ由ゆうのために闘とう争そうした。

    They fought for freedom.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    労ろう働どう組くみ合あいは賃ちん上あげを求もとめて闘とう争そうを始はじめた。

    The labor union began a struggle for higher wages.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは貧ひん困こんとの闘とう争そうに人じん生せいを捧ささげた。

    He dedicated his life to the struggle against poverty.

    KMT5Politics & LawDaily Life
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの民みん族ぞくが独どく立りつを勝かち取とるために長ながい闘とう争そうを経けい験けんしてきた。

    Throughout history, many ethnic groups have experienced long struggles to achieve independence.

    KMT6HistoryPolitics & Law
    政せい治じ的てきな闘とう争そうは、社しゃ会かいの変へん革かくを促うながす原げん動どう力りょくとなることがある。

    Political struggles can sometimes be a driving force for social change.

    KMT7Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    闘
    たたか.う・あらそ.う…(2)
    fight・war
    争
    あらそ.う・いか.でか…(1)
    contend・dispute・argue
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