Kanji

What does the kanji 戦 mean?

戦 means war; fight, battle. On'yomi セン. Kun'yomi いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く.

Quick facts
On'yomiセン
Kun'yomiいくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く
Strokes13
Main radical戈
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
On'yomi センKun'yomi いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ、わなな.く
N3 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

war; fight, battle

Memory hook

One side raising the halberd (戈) to fight it out — WAR, BATTLE.

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 大戦たいせんgreat war, world war
  • 戦いたたかいbattle, fight
  • 戦うたたかうto fight, to battle
  • 戦争せんそうwar

More words with this kanji

  • 挑戦ちょうせんchallenge
  • ~戦~せんmatch, battle, war (suffix)
  • 休戦きゅうせんceasefire, truce
  • 作戦さくせんstrategy, tactics, operation
  • 戦力せんりょくmilitary strength, fighting power; key personnel
  • 戦災せんさいwar damage
  • 戦術せんじゅつtactics
  • 戦闘せんとうcombat, battle
  • 敗戦はいせんdefeat in war, losing a war

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.