# 闘 — fight; struggle

闘 means “fight; struggle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: たたか(う) (tatakau).

- Meaning: fight; struggle
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: たたか(う) (tatakau)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 2

## How to remember 闘

Sounds like 豆: both read トウ.

Parts: 門 gate · 豆 bean · 寸 measure

## Don't confuse it with

[樹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/living-tree/) · [閲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peruse/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 2” set

[障](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/obstacle/) · [闘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fight/) · [陣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/battle-formation/) · [弾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bullet/) · [射](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shoot/) · [衝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/collide/) · [奪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snatch/) · [挑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/challenge/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fight/. Last updated 2026-11-01.