奮闘

• 読み: ふんとう
• ローマ字: funto
• 漢字の分解: 奮 (fun/furu) — rouse, fight vigorously; 闘 (tou/tataka) — fight, struggle
• 発音: /ɸɯ.ɴ.to.ː/

意味

Hard struggle; strenuous effort; fighting with all one's might. The state of giving one's full effort against difficult circumstances.

A noun used with する to mean 'to struggle hard, to give it one's all.' Unlike 苦労 (suffering/hardship), 奮闘 implies active, spirited effort rather than passive endurance. Common in narratives of overcoming adversity, in sports commentary, and in praising someone's dedicated effort. 孤軍奮闘 (fighting alone against the odds) is a related four-character compound.

例文

1. 限られた予算の中で、スタッフ全員が奮闘してプロジェクトを成功させた。
2. 試合の最後まで奮闘した選手たちに、観客から温かい拍手が送られた。
3. 一人で多くの課題に奮闘してきた彼女に、ようやくサポートが来た。

使い方ガイド

場面: effort, sports, work, adversity, narrative

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

From 奮 (fun/furu, rouse/fight vigorously) and 闘 (tou/tataka, fight/struggle). Both characters convey vigorous action and combat. The compound evokes a vivid image of someone throwing themselves into a battle with full energy.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal