# 闘 struggle

門 (gate) + 豆 (bean) Same-ON + 寸 (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

TOU |

## Mnemonic

| It is a struggle to build a gate with huge beans glued to all your TOES.

## Kunyomi

( と ) たたか*う | fight - (only used figuratively) - struggle against temptation, war on poverty, the, uh, the uh, hold on, the effin' war on drugs, struggle against prejudice, etc. ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

戦闘(せんとう) | a battle ★☆☆☆☆ 戦 (fight) + 闘 (struggle) = 戦闘 (a battle)
闘志(とうし) | fightin' spirit ☆☆☆☆☆ 闘 (struggle) + 志 (intention, volition) = 闘志 (fightin' spirit) fightin' spirit, pluck, moxie, NUTZ

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
闘 | struggle | BEANS | 豆
闇 | pitch-black darkness | SOUND | 音
閥 | clique | PERSON | 人

BEANS make you struggle with farts, and you hear the SOUND even in a pitch-black room.

Cliques are made of a PERSON or people!

## Synonyms

contest, game 試合 競争 競技 争う 勝負 競う 闘う
fight 喧嘩 戦う 闘う もみあい 殴り合い 戦闘 合戦
guts 闘志 根性 意地
to do your best, to try your hardest 一生懸命 努力 必死 奮闘