Kanji
N1 9 strokes Grade 8 freq #989

challenge, contend for, make love to

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

hand te

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

challenge; defiance
provocation; stirring up
provocative; incendiary
first challenge; first try
challenger
(written) challenge
aggression; warmongering
challenging; defiant
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
retry; another try

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet
to challenge (a person) to a fight

Example sentences

I am going to establish a new world record for swimming.

If you want to make your dreams come true, keep on trying.

Until such difficulties are ironed out completely, there is always a chance of fighting breaking out at the slightest provocation.

Betty challenged me to a game of tennis.