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How to say 'Death in battle' in Japanese | 戦死

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The Japanese word for Death in battle is 'Senshi', written as 戦死 in Japanese.'Death in battle' in hiragana is せんし.

    word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

    Reading

    せんし

    senshi

    Kanji

    戦Fight, War 死Death

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '戦死 (せんし)' refers to 'death in battle'. It is used to describe the act of dying during combat or war. This term is often used in historical or military contexts. For example: He died in battle「彼は戦死した」(かれはせんしした). Many soldiers died in battle「多くの兵士が戦死した」(おおくのへいしがせんしした). The term carries a solemn and respectful tone, often used to honor those who lost their lives in conflict.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3781

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 戦死

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    戦

    Meaning

    Fight, War

  • kanji

    死

    Meaning

    Death

Words Related to 戦死 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

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

  • 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 戦死 Through the Kanji 死

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 死 as well.

  • word

    死ぬ

    Meaning

    Die

  • word

    死

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    死体

    Meaning

    Corpse

  • word

    必死

    Meaning

    Desperate

  • word

    生死

    Meaning

    Life and death

  • word

    死亡

    Meaning

    Death

  • word

    死者

    Meaning

    Dead

  • word

    死後

    Meaning

    Afterlife

  • word

    死刑

    Meaning

    Death penalty

  • word

    病死

    Meaning

    Illness, Death

  • word

    必死に

    Meaning

    Desperately

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What does 'Senshi' (戦死) mean?

'Senshi' means 'Death in battle' .

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