Memory phrase for the Kanji: 戦
戦
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Meaning
war, fight
Pronunciation
SEN tataka u , ikusa
Explanation
Left: simply, single, merely 単 (It shines the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [= with the 9 planets] as the mere single.), right: halberd 戈
Mnemonic
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Only a single halberd as symbol for war.
Radicals
単
simply, merely It shines the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [with nine planets, including Pluto] as the mere single.
戈
halberd, spear, lance This radical kanohoko stands for halberd and is rather similar to the sabre shikigamae 弋 Other radicals with weapons are: 矛 殳 斤
sun beams
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Vocabulary
戦争
せんそう
war
2712
終戦
しゅうせん
end of war
7186
休戦
きゅうせん
truce, armistice
435
作戦
さくせん
military or naval operations, tactics, strategy
529
大戦
たいせん
great war, great battle
1786
戦い
たたかい
battle, fight, struggle, conflict
2710
戦力
せんりょく
war potential
2713
戦災
せんさい
war damage
2714
戦術
せんじゅつ
tactics
2715
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