EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 42
  1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

    to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for

    そのインディアンの群れは、ほんのちょっとでも怒らすと戦いを挑もうとした。
    The band of Indians were ready to go on the warpath at the slightest provocation.
  2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb

    to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.)

  3. to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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Characters in this word

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challenge, contend for, make love to

Kun
いど.む
On
チョウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
989 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 42

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Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.5The Kanji Dictionary
5201.3Four corner code
1357deroo
6311Unicode hex code
1-36-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1898Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2145New Nelson (John Haig)
372New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
445Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
273Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
331Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
658Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
710Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1241A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1825Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12055Morohashi
1589A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1564Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1667Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1355Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1260Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1268Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
891Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
665Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tiao1, tiao3Pinyin reading
do, joKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
42WaniKani level