戦闘

See also: 戰鬬, 戰鬪, 戰鬥, and 战斗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 戰鬪 (*jiɛ̀n *təuH). Compare Mandarin 戰鬥 (zhàndòu), Korean 전투 (jeontu), Vietnamese chiến đấu.

Pronunciation

Noun

戦闘 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 戰鬪, hiragana せんとう, rōmaji sentō)

  1. a battle, a fight, combat
     (せん) (とう)開始 (かいし)する
    sentō o kaishi suru
    to commence hostilities / to start fighting
     (せん) (とう) (ちゅう) ()する
    sentō o chūshi suru
    to suspend hostilities / to stop fighting
     (せん) (とう) (さん) ()する
    sentō ni sanka suru
    to see combat / to participate in a battle or action
    • 2003 July 17, “あんこくかいりゅうへい [Dark Sea Dragon Soldier]”, in 暗黒の侵略者 [Invader of Darkness], Konami:
       (あん) (こく) (かい) () (かい) (まも) (せん) () (すい) (ちゅう)はもちろん、 (りく) (じょう)でも (たか) (せん) (とう) (のう) (りょく) (ほこ)る。
      Ankokukai no sekai o mamoru senshi. Suichū wa mochiron, rikujō demo takai sentō nōryoku o hokoru.
      A warrior who guards the world of the dark sea. He is proud of superior combat ability, in the water of course, but on the ground as well.

Compounds

Synonyms

Verb

戦闘する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 戰鬪する, hiragana せんとうする, rōmaji sentō suru)

  1. to fight, to battle

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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