格闘 かくとう (hand-to-hand) fight #10,213 Meanings noun, takes する, intransitive (hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; tussle struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling; getting to grips (with) Its kanji 格 カク、コウ、キャク、ゴウ status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar) 闘 トウ · たたか.う、あらそ.う fight, war