battle, match, war

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

セン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いくさおのの.くそよ.ぐたたか.うわなな.く

Nanori (名乗り)

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Information

Grade:4
Strokes:13
JLPT:3
Frequency:78

Vocabulary

セン

WordReadingMeaning
カイセンoutbreak of war; starting a war
カンセンwatching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
キュウセンcease-fire; truce; armistice
クセンhard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
ゲキセンfierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

Other

WordReadingMeaning
いっせんbattle; game; bout
けっせんdecisive battle; deciding match; play-off
せっせんclose contest; close match; close game; close race; close combat
せんごくcountry in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.); anybody's game
せんぱんwar criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat