| Kanji | 挑 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | チョウ | 
| Kunyomi | いど.む | 
| English | challenge, contend for, make love to | 
| Examples | 挑戦(ちょうせん): challenge; defiance 挑む(いどむ): (1) to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to contend for; to tackle (2) to pressure someone for sex; to woo; to make love to | 
| JLPT Level | 1 | 
| Jouyou Grade | S | 
| Frequency | 989 | 
| Components | 手: hand 兆: portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms | 
| Number of Strokes | 9 | 
| Kanji Radical | 手 | 
| Radical Number | 64 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | て・てへん | 
| Traditional Form | (none) | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | challenge | 
| Koohii Story 1 | Here comes a new challenge, try to kill Bowser, the giant Turtle using jut on finger. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | You are sure to take a challenge because your victory was portended. So you stand self-confident before your foe, point a finger at him and say "I will prevail, as was long portended!". | 
| RTK Index (new) | 710 | 
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq751-1000
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