Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. 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.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
戦わす たたかわす
 
 
闘わす たたかわす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

war, battle, match
セン たたか.う そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ ル と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)