See also: 戰鬬, 戰鬪, 戰鬥, and 战斗

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 4
とう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
戰鬭 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 戰鬪 (*jiɛ̀n *təuH). Compare Mandarin 戰鬥战斗 (zhàndòu), Korean 전투 (jeontu), Vietnamese chiến đấu.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(せん)(とう) (sentō

  1. a battle, a fight, combat
    戦闘(せんとう)開始(かいし)する
    sentō o kaishi suru
    to commence hostilities / to start fighting
    戦闘(せんとう)中止(ちゅうし)する
    sentō o chūshi suru
    to suspend hostilities / to stop fighting
    戦闘(せんとう)参加(さんか)する
    sentō ni sanka suru
    to see combat / to participate in a battle or action
    • 2003 July 17, “(あん)(こく)(かい)(りゅう)(へい)”, in 暗黒の侵略者 [Invader of Darkness], Konami:
      (あん)(こく)(かい)()(かい)(まも)(せん)()(すい)(ちゅう)はもちろん、(りく)(じょう)でも(たか)(せん)(とう)(のう)(りょく)(ほこ)る。
      Ankokukai no sekai o mamoru senshi. Suichū wa mochiron, rikujō demo takai sentō nōryoku o hokoru.
      A warrior who guards the world of the dark sea. He is proud of superior combat ability, in the water of course, but on the ground as well.

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Verb edit

(せん)(とう)する (sentō surusuru (stem (せん)(とう) (sentō shi), past (せん)(とう)した (sentō shita))

  1. to fight, to battle

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN