Kanji 挑: "challenge, contend for, make love to"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 挑

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 挑ちょう戦せんchallenge; defiance; dare; attempt
• 挑いどむto challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for · to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
• 挑ちょう発はつprovocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement
• 挑ちょう発はつ的てきprovocative; incendiary; inflammatory · suggestive; lascivious; risqué
• 戦たたかいを挑いどむto challenge (a person) to a fight
• 挑ちょう戦せん的てきchallenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
• 挑ちょう戦せん者しゃchallenger
• 挑ちょう戦せん状じょう(written) challenge
• 再さい挑ちょう戦せんretry; another try; another go
• 初はつ挑ちょう戦せんfirst challenge; first try
• 挑ちょう戦せん権けんright to challenge; right to make a challenge
• 戦せん争そう挑ちょう発はつaggression; warmongering

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