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鬥 | 斗: to fight | peck

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鬥 [斗] dòu

radical 191
: to fight; to struggle
: to condemn; to censure; to contend
: to put together; coming together

斗 dǒu

radical 68
: dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 or one-tenth of a 石
: decaliter; peck; cup or dipper shaped object
: old variant of 陡; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星

鬦 [斗] dòu

radical 68 | radical 191
: variant 鬥 | 鬭 dou4
: Japanese variant 鬥 | 鬪 dou4

Kun Reading

鬥構え | とうがまえ tougamae

radical 191
: kanji “fighting” radical

闘う OR 戦う | たたかう tatakau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest

闘い | たたかい tatakai

noun
: battle; fight; struggle; conflict

闘わす | たたかわす tatakawasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to compete; to vie; to contend
2: to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to set against
3: to debate; to argue

斗 | ます masu

noun
: measuring container; measure
: box (seating at a theater, etc.)
: square on a grid; cell of a grid
: square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)

斗 | とます tomasu

noun
: kanji radical 68 at right

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トウ tou

noun

斗 | と to


: (Obsolete term) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 liters)
: square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
: Chinese “Dipper” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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並: side by side | to combine | also

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並 [并] bìng

conjunction | adverb
: and; furthermore; also; moreover
: together with; side by side; (not) at all; simultaneously; both
: to combine; to join; to merge

併 [并] bìng

verb
: to combine; to amalgamate

竝 [并] bìng


: to combine, annex
: also, what’s more

Kun Reading

並 | なみ nami

noun | noun suffix
: average; medium; common; ordinary
: line; row of (e.g. houses)
: mid-grade
: same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth)

並び | ならび narabi

noun/span>
: line; row; rank; list

並ぶ | ならぶ narabu

godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb/span>
: to line up; to stand in a line
: to rival; to match; to equal

並べる | ならべる naraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb/span>
: to line up; to set up;
: to enumerate; to itemize

並て | なべて nabete

adverb/span>
: in general; generally; usually

並めて | なめて namete

adverb/span>
: all

並びに | ならびに narabini

conjunction/span>
: and (also); both … and; as well as

併せる | あわせる awaseru

ichidan verb | transitive verb/span>
: to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
: to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
: to face; to be opposite (someone)
: to compare; to check with
: to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
: to place together; to connect; to overlap
: to mix; to combine
: to put blade to blade; to fight

併さる | あわさる awasaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb/span>
: to get together; to unite

併し OR 然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction/span>
: however; but

併も | しかも shikamo

conjunction/span>
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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ヘイ hei
ホウ hou

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