NichiDict

苦戦

くせん
[kusen]

Meanings

1.NounNoun・suruIntransitive

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

Examples

彼は初戦で苦戦した。

He struggled in the first match.

新興企業は市場で苦戦を強いられた。

The startup was forced to struggle in the market.

候補者は苦戦の末、辛くも当選した。

The candidate barely won the election after a hard struggle.