See also: 鬥爭

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
そう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鬭爭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese. Spelled in traditional characters as 鬪爭 or 鬥爭. Compare modern Mandarin 鬥爭斗争 (dòuzhēng).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(とう)(そう) (tōsōとうさう (tousau)?

  1. a struggle

Synonyms edit

Verb edit

(とう)(そう)する (tōsō suruとうさう (tousau)?intransitive suru (stem (とう)(そう) (tōsō shi), past (とう)(そう)した (tōsō shita))

  1. to struggle

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN