かく
格
とう
闘

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. (hand-to-hand) fight, grapple, scuffle, tussle.
  2. struggling (with a problem, task, etc.), grappling, wrestling, getting to grips (with).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かく
格
とう
闘
 格闘 かくとう ✔
かく
挌
とう
闘
 挌闘 かくとう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

status, rank, capacity
カク　コウ　キャク (5th, N3)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
each, every, either
カク　おのおの　かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
fight, war
トウ　たたか.う　あらそ.う (7th, N1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン　かど　と (2nd, N2)
standing (something) up
シュ　チュ　ジュウ
drum, surname
シュ　チュ　たてる
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)