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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

闘とう争そう

tousou

to struggle, to fight

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはこの闘争とうそうで勝利しょうりを収おさめた。

    She emerged victorious in the struggle.

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  2. 頼朝死後よりともしごに続つづく幕府内部ばくふないぶにおける権力けんりょく闘争とうそうの最初さいしょの事件じけんであった。

    This was the first incident caused by a power struggle started inside the shogunate following the death of Yoritomo.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 激はげしい闘争とうそうの行おこなわれている場所ばしょ、あるいはそのような場所ばしょを連想れんそうさせる状況じょうきょうを指さす。

    It refers to the place where fierce fighting is going on or the situation associated with such a place.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 闘争

  • 闘fight; warOnトウKunたたかう・あらそう
  • 争contend; disputeOnソウKunあらそう・いかでか

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