ちょう
挑
せん
戦
てき
的

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. challenging, defiant, provocative, aggressive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
挑
せん
戦
てき
的
 挑戦的 ちょうせんてき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

challenge, contend for, make love to
チョウ　いど.む (9th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ　きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
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)
bull's eye, mark, target
テキ　まと　いくは (4th)
white
しろ　ハク　しら- (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)