"格闘ゲーム" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠kɯ̟to̞ː ɡe̞ːmɯ̟] Forms: 格闘ゲーム [canonical] (ruby: (かく), (とう)), kakutō gēmu [romanization]
Etymology: 格闘 (kakutō, “fight(ing)”) + ゲーム (gēmu, “game”) Etymology templates: {{com|ja|格闘|ゲーム|t1=fight(ing)|t2=game|tr1=kakutō|tr2=gēmu}} 格闘 (kakutō, “fight(ing)”) + ゲーム (gēmu, “game”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かくとう ゲーム}} 格(かく)闘(とう)ゲーム • (kakutō gēmu)
  1. fighting game (genre of video game)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for 格闘ゲーム meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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