挑む (いどむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

挑む (いどむ) means to challenge / to compete against.

See example sentences below.

挑む at a glance

挑む

いどむidomu

N1verb

to challenge / to compete against

挑むいどむidomuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to challenge / to compete against

Example 1

彼は強敵に挑んだ。

Translation

He challenged a strong opponent.

Example 2

新しい仕事に挑むことにした。

Translation

I decided to take on a new job challenge.