What does 奮闘 mean?
奮闘 is a Japanese noun meaning “hard struggle, strenuous effort” in English. It can also be translated as “hard fighting” depending on context. It is written as 奮闘 in kanji, ふんとう in hiragana, and funtou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
人々は貧困に向かって奮闘した。
People struggled against poverty.