戦う【たたかう】
Frequency rank: 249.
- to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)esp. 戦う
- to compete (against)esp. 戦う
- to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resistesp. 闘う
godan verb -う; intransitive
He is struggling against his illness.