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Keyword
challenge
  • contend for
  • make love to
Frequency
#989
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
710
Readings
チョウ80%
いど20%
Mnemonic
A left hand holds up an omen, a tossed coin, and you know that today is the day you challenge the champion.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
挑ちょう戦せん
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
Noun
挑ちょう発はつ
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
Noun
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.); to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
Godan verb
初はつ挑ちょう戦せん
first challenge; first try
Noun
挑ちょう発はつ的てき
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
Na-adjective