戦
戦 — War
war, battle, match
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiいくさ (ikusa)
Kun’yomiたたかう (tatakau)
Kun’yomiおののく (ononoku)
Kun’yomiそよぐ (soyogu)
Kun’yomiわななく (wananaku)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 戦
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war; fighting; fierce competition |
| 戦後 | せんご sengo | postwar period; period after Second World War |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy; military operation |
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle; fight; combat |
| 戦略 | せんりゃく senryaku | strategy; tactics |
| 停戦 | ていせん teisen | armistice; ceasefire |
Study notes
戦 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #78 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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