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How to say 'Battlefield' in Japanese | 戦場

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The Japanese word for Battlefield is 'Senjou', written as 戦場 in Japanese.'Battlefield' in hiragana is せんじょう.

    word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

    Reading

    せんじょう

    senjou

    Kanji

    戦Fight, War 場Place

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '戦場 (せんじょう)' means 'battlefield'. This term refers to the physical location where a battle or war takes place. It can be used both literally and metaphorically. For example: The soldiers fought bravely on the battlefield「兵士たちは戦場で勇敢に戦った」(へいしたちはせんじょうでゆうかんにたたかった). Life can sometimes feel like a battlefield「人生は時々戦場のように感じることがある」(じんせいはときどきせんじょうのようにかんじることがある). The word can also be used in historical contexts or in discussions about war and conflict.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5525

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 戦場

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    戦

    Meaning

    Fight, War

  • kanji

    場

    Meaning

    Place

Words Related to 戦場 Through the Kanji 戦

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 戦 as well.

  • word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

  • word

    戦

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦争

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦略

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    戦う

    Meaning

    Fight

  • word

    戦い

    Meaning

    Struggle, Battle

  • word

    作戦

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    戦闘

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    戦国

    Meaning

    Warring, States

  • word

    挑戦

    Meaning

    Challenge

  • word

    敗戦

    Meaning

    Defeat

  • word

    合戦

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦時

    Meaning

    Wartime

Words Related to 戦場 Through the Kanji 場

These 25 Words contain the Kanji 場 as well.

  • word

    場合

    Meaning

    Case

  • word

    場

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    場所

    Meaning

    Place

  • word

    市場

    Meaning

    Market

  • word

    売り場

    Meaning

    Sales floor

  • word

    立場

    Meaning

    Position, Standpoint

  • word

    入場券

    Meaning

    Ticket

  • word

    工場

    Meaning

    Factory

  • word

    飛行場

    Meaning

    Airport

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    駐車場

    Meaning

    Parking lot

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    職場

    Meaning

    Workplace

  • word

    出場

    Meaning

    Appearance, Participation

  • word

    運動場

    Meaning

    Playground

  • word

    会場

    Meaning

    Venue

  • word

    相場

    Meaning

    Market price

  • word

    広場

    Meaning

    Plaza

  • word

    劇場

    Meaning

    Theater

  • word

    入場

    Meaning

    Entrance

  • word

    道場

    Meaning

    Dojo

  • word

    登場

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    上場

    Meaning

    Listing

  • word

    牧場

    Meaning

    Pasture, Ranch

  • word

    風呂場

    Meaning

    Bathroom

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'Senjou' means 'Battlefield' .

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