# 挑 challenge

(handleft) + 兆 (omen) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

CHOU |

## Mnemonic

| If you consider an omen to be a kind of sign, then you can say: Gangsters use hand-signs to challenge other. This is known as “hitting up" or “waving hi."

## Kunyomi

( に or を ) いど＊む | to challenge someone or something to a win-or-lose battle. Sports or sometimes politics. （challenge the world champ a fight / challenge the system) 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

挑戦(ちょうせん) する | challenge ★★★☆☆ 挑 (challenge) + 戦 (fight) = 挑戦 (challenge) challenge (challenge yourself to do better, test your limits / challenge the system) be defiant or provocative. take the pepsi challenge!
挑戦者(ちょうせんしゃ) | a contender, challenger ☆☆☆☆☆ 挑戦 (challenge) + 者 (professional) = 挑戦者 (a contender, challenger)

## Synonyms

challenge いどむ 挑戦