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JLPT N36画 · 6 strokesradical

war, battle, fight

On'yomi (音読み)

  • セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • いくさ
  • たたか.う

Meanings across languages

English
war, battle, fight
Tiếng Việt
chiến tranh, trận chiến, đánh nhau
日本語
戦争, 戦い, 戦う

Common compounds

  • 戦争せんそうwar
  • 戦うたたかうto fight, to battle
  • 戦いたたかいbattle, fighting
  • 勝戦しょうせんvictorious battle

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