戦
war
JLPT N3 Grade 4 13 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ
- On'yomi
- セン
戦 means "war". It is a JLPT N3 kanji written in 13 strokes. It is read いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.
Stroke order & writing
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戦 in example sentences
Sessen deshita ne.
It was really close.
は。 Sensou wa yoku nai.
War isn't good.
トムは戦えない。
Tomu wa tatakaenai.
Tom can't fight.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
Words that use 戦
Common questions
- What does the kanji 戦 mean?
- 戦 means "war". It is a JLPT N3 kanji.
- How many strokes does 戦 have?
- 戦 is written in 13 strokes.
- How is 戦 read?
- It is read いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and セン in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 戦?
- 戦 is a JLPT N3 kanji.