struggle

(gate) + (bean) Same-ON + (glueglue)
★★☆☆☆
18 strokes
DUPE

Onyomi

TOU

Mnemonic

It is a struggle to build a gate with huge beans glued to all your TOES.

Kunyomi

( ) たたか*う fight - (only used figuratively) - struggle against temptation, war on poverty, the, uh, the uh, hold on, the effin' war on drugs, struggle against prejudice, etc.
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

戦闘(せんとう)

a battle ★☆☆☆☆
(fight) + (struggle) = 戦闘 (a battle)

闘志(とうし)

fightin' spirit ☆☆☆☆☆
(struggle) + (intention, volition) = 闘志 (fightin' spirit)

fightin' spirit, pluck, moxie, NUTZ

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
struggle BEANS
pitch-black darkness SOUND
clique PERSON

BEANS make you struggle with farts, and you hear the SOUND even in a pitch-black room.

Cliques are made of a PERSON or people!

Synonyms

contest, game
試合    競争    競技    争う    勝負    競う    闘う   
fight
喧嘩    戦う    闘う    もみあい 殴り合い    戦闘    合戦   
guts
闘志    根性    意地   
to do your best, to try your hardest
一生懸命    努力    必死    奮闘