零戦

Japanese

Kanji in this term
零	戦
れい Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
kan’on	on’yomi

Kanji in this term
零	戦
ゼロ Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
yutōyomi

Alternative spellings
零戰 (kyūjitai) ゼロ戦

Etymology

From 零 (rei, zero, “zero”) +‎ 戦 (sen, clipping of 戦闘機 (sentōki), “fighter plane”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れーせん [rèéséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

• (Tokyo) ゼロせん [zèróséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞ɾo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

零(れい)戦(せん) or 零(ゼロ)戦(せん) • (Reisen or Zerosen) 

1. (historical, colloquial) Clipping of 零式艦上戦闘機 (Rei-shiki Kanjō Sentōki): the Type 0 Carrier Fighter, official designation of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane