challenge

(handleft) + (omen) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
9 strokes

Onyomi

CHOU

Mnemonic

If you consider an omen to be a kind of sign, then you can say:

Gangsters use hand-signs to challenge other. This is known as “hitting up" or “waving hi."

Kunyomi

( に or を ) いど*む to challenge someone or something to a win-or-lose battle. Sports or sometimes politics. (challenge the world champ a fight / challenge the system) 1/2 KANA
★★☆☆☆

Jukugo

挑戦(ちょうせん) する

challenge ★★★☆☆
(challenge) + (fight) = 挑戦 (challenge)

challenge (challenge yourself to do better, test your limits / challenge the system) be defiant or provocative. take the pepsi challenge!

挑戦者(ちょうせんしゃ)

a contender, challenger ☆☆☆☆☆
(challenge) + (professional) = 挑戦者 (a contender, challenger)

Synonyms

challenge
いどむ 挑戦