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果敢

Reading

Kana: かかん
Romaji: kakan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

adj-na
noun
1

resolute; determined; bold

Kanji

果
Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て
Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
敢
Readings: カン、 あ.えて、 あ.えない、 あ.えず
Meanings: daring, brave, bold, sad, tragic, pitiful

Example Sentence

初(はじ)めから果敢(かかん)に前(まえ)へ出(で)て圧倒(あっとう)し、体勢(たいせい)を崩(くず)した相手(あいて)を押(おだ)し出()した。
➥He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.
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