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Kanji 戦: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 戦: war, battle, match

Key takeaways

Kanji 戦: war, battle, match. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

warbattlematch

On reading

セン

Kun reading

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 戦

war, battle, match

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

単 + 戈

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a single (単) person holding only a spear (戈) and heading out to fight. It depicts the scene of a battle (戦) where one relies on their weapon during a war.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン
  • 休戦きゅうせん

    truce / temporary stop of fighting

  • 作戦さくせん

    strategy / tactics / plan

  • 戦災せんさい

    war damage / damage caused by war

  • 戦術せんじゅつ

    tactics / strategy / battle plan

  • 戦闘せんとう

    battle / combat / fight

  • 戦力せんりょく

    combat power / fighting strength

  • 挑戦ちょうせん

    challenge / attempt / defiance

  • 敗戦はいせん

    defeat in a war

Kun reading

いくさ
  • いくさ

    war / battle / fight

  • 戦うたたかう

    to fight / to battle

Commonly used words

  • 休戦
    きゅうせん

    truce / temporary stop of fighting

  • 作戦
    さくせん

    strategy / tactics / plan

  • 戦災
    せんさい

    war damage / damage caused by war

  • 戦術
    せんじゅつ

    tactics / strategy / battle plan

  • 戦闘
    せんとう

    battle / combat / fight

  • 戦力
    せんりょく

    combat power / fighting strength

  • いくさ

    war / battle / fight

  • 戦う
    たたかう

    to fight / to battle

Example sentences

Example 1

が長引くと人々が疲れる。

Translation

When wars drag on, people get tired.

Example 2

歴史の中で多くのがあった。

Translation

There were many battles in history.

Example 3

争が休状態になった。

Translation

The war entered a truce.

Example 4

両国は休に合意した。

Translation

Both countries agreed to a truce.

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