戦い

Japanese
Kanji in this term
戦
たたか
Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 闘い

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 戦う (tatakau, “to fight”).

Pronunciation

Noun

戦い (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 戰い, hiragana たたかい, rōmaji tatakai, historical hiragana たたかひ)

  1. a fight, battle, or by extension, a war
  2. a match, competition, contest, or race
  3. any conflict or strife
  4. (archaic) an army or military; troops

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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