noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. fight, battle, combat, conflict.
  2. struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.), strife, (labor) dispute, strike.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
闘争 とうそう
斗争 とうそう
鬪爭 とうそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fight, war
トウ たたか.う あらそ.う (7th, N1)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
standing (something) up
シュ チュ ジュウ
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ あらそ.う いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)