Onyomi: セン · Kunyomi: いくさ, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, たたか.う, わなな.く · Meanings: battle, match, war
Kanji for battle, match, war
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戦 is formed from the spear radical 戈 on the right and the element 单 on the left. The spear represents weapons or fighting, while 单 adds the sense of action or individual effort. Together, they express the idea of conflict or fighting between forces. From this, 戦 came to mean war, battle, or combat.
戦 combines weapon and action, meaning war, battle, or combat.
戦 is used when two sides are in conflict or fighting. Remember 戦 as engaging in battle, war, or combat between forces.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 戦 | いくさ | war, battle, campaign, fight | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 戦 | せん | war, battle | Suffix |
| 戦争 | せんそう | war | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 戦闘 | せんとう | battle, fight, combat | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ | tactics | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 戦う | たたかう | to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against) | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 戦い | たたかい | battle, war, fight, conflict | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 戦力 | せんりょく | war potential, military strength, fighting power | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 戦後 | せんご | postwar period, period after Second World War | common Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Adverb (fukushi) |
| 戦死 | せんし | death in battle | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |