Memory phrase for the character: 戦
戦
Meaning
war, fight Pronunciation
SEN tataka u , ikusa
Explanation Left: simply, single, merely 単 (It shines
Mnemonic
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Only a single halberd as symbol for war. Radicals
単
simply, merely It shines
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
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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the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [= with the 9 planets] as the mere single.), right: halberd 戈
