Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Grade: 2
しょう
Jinmeiyō
せん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
前哨戰 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

From 前哨(ぜんしょう) (zenshō) + (せん) (sen).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んしょーせん [zèńshóóséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun edit

(ぜん)(しょう)(せん) (zenshōsenぜんせうせん (zenseusen)?

  1. (military) preliminary skirmish

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN