交戦(こうせん)

こうせん
noun / suru verb
battle, engagement in warfare
1. battle, combat, engagement in warfare
The act of engaging in armed conflict or battle. A formal term used in military, legal, and historical contexts.
両軍(りょうぐん)が交戦(こうせん)した。
The two armies engaged in battle.
国境(こっきょう)付近(ふきん)で交戦(こうせん)が発生(はっせい)した。
Combat broke out near the border.
日本国(にほんこく)憲法(けんぽう)第(だい)九(きゅう)条(じょう)は国(くに)の交戦(こうせん)権(けん)を認(みと)めていない。
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution does not recognize the state's right of belligerency.

Compound of 交(こう) (exchange, mutual) + 戦(せん) (war, battle). A formal term primarily used in military, legal, and news contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 交戦(こうせん)する (to engage in battle)
  • 交戦(こうせん)状態(じょうたい) (state of war, belligerency)
  • 交戦(こうせん)権(けん) (right of belligerency)
  • 交戦(こうせん)国(こく) (belligerent nation)
  • 交戦(こうせん)規定(きてい) (rules of engagement)

USAGE NOTES:
交戦(こうせん)権(けん) (right of belligerency) is a key term in Japanese constitutional law, appearing in 憲法(けんぽう)第(だい)九(きゅう)条(じょう) (Article 9 of the Constitution). This word is strongly associated with formal and legal discussion of armed conflict.

Related Words

Homophone: 光線(こうせん)
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