Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “悪戦苦闘”

悪戦苦闘

あくせんくとう

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

Example sentence

Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

悪

On: あく;お
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
Stroke count: 11

・bad

・vice

・rascal

・false

・evil

・wrong

戦

On: せん
Kun: いくさ;たたか.う;おのの.く;そよ.ぐ;わなな.く
Stroke count: 13

・war

・battle

・match

苦

On: く
Kun: くる.しい;-ぐる.しい;くる.しむ;くる.しめる;にが.い;にが.る
Stroke count: 8

・suffering

・trial

・worry

・hardship

・feel bitter

・scowl

闘

On: とう
Kun: たたか.う;あらそ.う
Stroke count: 18

・fight

・war