Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb

    fighting alone

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    孤軍奮闘したけれど、衆寡敵せず、彼のビジネスプランは受け入れられなかったよ。
    He put up a brave and lone struggle, but up against such heavy odds he couldn't get his business plan accepted.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

orphan, alone

On
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1239 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-6, 1-2-5, 1-2-6SKIP code
2c6.2The Kanji Dictionary
1243.0Four corner code
3562deroo
5b64Unicode hex code
1-24-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1270Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1293New Nelson (John Haig)
356New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
426Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
263Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
317Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1879Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2024Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1440A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1768Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6966XMorohashi
1229A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1480Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1577Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1205Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1225Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1381Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
462Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1897Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

army, force, troops, war, battle

Kun
いくさ
On
グン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
189 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 15

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-7SKIP code
2i7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3750.6Four corner code
3655deroo
8ecdUnicode hex code
1-23-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
628Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5943New Nelson (John Haig)
2080New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2582Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1318Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1789Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
301Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
323Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
193A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
906Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
100Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38179Morohashi
466A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
438Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
444Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
593sakade
938Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
490henshall3
522Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
36crowley
778Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1771Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
307Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jun1Pinyin reading
gunKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
15WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

stirred up, be invigorated, flourish

Kun
ふる.う
On
フン
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1521 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 50

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-13, 2-11-5SKIP code
5f11.2The Kanji Dictionary
4060.1Four corner code
1476deroo
596eUnicode hex code
1-42-19JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1184Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1172New Nelson (John Haig)
2367New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3000Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1532Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2090Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
565Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
607Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1501A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
818Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6012Morohashi
966A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1309Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1388Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
866sakade
1183Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
976henshall3
997Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1406Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
422Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
572Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fen4Pinyin reading
bunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
50WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fight, war

Kun
たたか.うあらそ.う
On
トウ
Strokes
18
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
751 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 37

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-8-10, 1-11-7SKIP code
8e10.2The Kanji Dictionary
7714.1Four corner code
3848deroo
95d8Unicode hex code
1-38-14JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4973Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6418New Nelson (John Haig)
3334New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4136Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2102Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1629Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1757Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
654A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1056Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
45649PMorohashi
1659A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1511Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1612Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1865Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1910Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
367crowley
1328Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dou4, dou3Pinyin reading
tuKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
37WaniKani level