See also: 挑戰 and 挑战

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S
せん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
挑戰 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ちょう)(せん) (chōsenてうせん (teusen)?

  1. challenge (against authority or a higher-ranked person)
    新参者(しんざんもの)からの(ちょう)(せん)
    shinzanmono kara no chōsen
    challenge from a newcomer
  2. (figuratively) try at something
    声優(せいゆうはつ)(ちょう)(せん)声優(せいゆう)(はつ)(ちょう)(せん)
    seiyū hatsu-chōsen/seiyū ni hatsu-chōsen
    first time trying one's hand at being a voice actor

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Verb edit

(ちょう)(せん)する (chōsen surusuru (stem (ちょう)(せん) (chōsen shi), past (ちょう)(せん)した (chōsen shita))

  1. to challenge
  2. (figuratively) to take on the challenge of doing something (especially something one has not done before); to try; to try one's hand at
    • 2009, “恋はきっと急上昇☆”, のぼる↑ (lyrics)‎[1]:
      菓子作(かしつく)りに 挑戦(ちょうせん)して
      いつも()がして (わた)せずじまい
      okashi-tsukuri ni chōsen shite mo
      itsumo kogashite watasezu jimai
      Even if I try my hand at making sweets,
      I always end up burning them and never give them to you

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References edit

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN