戦
いくさ
ikusa
JLPT N313 strokesKanjiLevel 32 - JLPT N3
Quick answer
戦 is the kanji for "War". A common reading is いくさ (ikusa). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
War
Also : Match · Battle
Readings
kunいくさ/ ikusakunたたか.う/ tatakaukunおのの.く/ ononokukunそよ.ぐ/ soyogukunわなな.く/ wananakuonせん/ sen
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
The kanji 戦 represents 'WAR'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of war.
Reading ·
On-reading: せん — remember this sound by associating it with war. Kun-reading: いくさ.
Example Sentences
戦争のない世界を願っています。
せんそうのないせかいをねがっています。
I wish for a world without war.
試合で戦いました。
しあいでたたかいました。
I fought in the match.
Vocabulary using 戦
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