Meaning of 戦 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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戦, 軍, 兵JLPT 1
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Kana Readingいくさ
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Romajiikusa
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- war; battle; campaign; fight
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- troops; forces
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Example Sentences
戦, 軍, 兵, いくさ used in context
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All's fair in love and war.
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All is fair in love and war.
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An army travels on its stomach.
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His courage won the day.
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The two runners reached the finish line at the same time.
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Today's Tigers-Giants baseball game was called off due to heavy rain.
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Kanji found in this word
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
On: ヘイ, ヒョウ
Kun: つわもの
7 strokes
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