Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    トムはもう3時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。
    Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.いわる-あ.しにく.い-にく.いああいずくにいずくんぞにく.む
On
アク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

war, battle, match

Kun
いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く
On
セン
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
78 of 2500
Radical
spear
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-9-4SKIP code
4n9.2The Kanji Dictionary
3355.0, 9355.0Four corner code
959deroo
6226Unicode hex code
1-32-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1810Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2037New Nelson (John Haig)
1787New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1169Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1590Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1929Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2079Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
88A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
399Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11631PMorohashi
526A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
301Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
301Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
448sakade
550Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
555henshall3
608Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
32crowley
360Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
839Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1948Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhan4Pinyin reading
jeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani 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