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戦争

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 戦争

んそう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1684
1

war

Examples
その国は戦争で荒廃してしまった。
The country was wasted by war.
2

fighting; fierce competition

Kanji in this Word

13 strokes
Frequency: 78
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

war
battle
match

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
セン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いくさ
たたか.う
おのの.く
そよ.ぐ
わなな.く
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
6 strokes
Frequency: 271
JLPT N2
Grade 4

Meanings

contend
dispute
argue

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あらそ.う
いか.でか
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