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戦

War, Battle

γŸγŸγ‹-う (tataka-u), いくさ (ikusa)

JLPT N3

Interesting Fact

The kanji 戦 appears in many everyday words beyond war, such as ζŒ‘ζˆ¦ (challenge), meaning to 'battle against' a difficult goal. It's commonly used in sports and competitions.

Memory Trick

Imagine two armies facing each other on a battlefield. The fierce struggle reminds you of BATTLE.

Readings

Onyomi: セン (sen)

Kunyomi: γŸγŸγ‹-う (tataka-u), いくさ (ikusa)

Example Words

ζˆ¦γ†
γŸγŸγ‹γ† (tatakau)
To fight
ζˆ¦δΊ‰
せんそう (sensou)
War
ζŒ‘ζˆ¦
けょうせん (chousen)
Challenge
作戦
さくせん (sakusen)
Strategy

Example Sentence

新しい ことに ζŒ‘ζˆ¦γ—γŸγ„γ§γ™γ€‚

γ‚γŸγ‚‰γ—γ„ ことに γ‘γ‚‡γ†γ›γ‚“γ—γŸγ„γ§γ™γ€‚

atarashii koto ni chousen shitai desu

I want to challenge myself with something new.

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