戦闘(せんとう)

せんとう
noun, suru verb
combat, battle, fighting
1. combat, battle, fighting, engagement
Armed conflict or fighting between opposing forces. Refers to actual military engagement or, by extension, any intense confrontation or struggle.
激(はげ)しい戦闘(せんとう)が続(つづ)いた。
Fierce combat continued.
戦闘(せんとう)機(き)が上空(じょうくう)を飛(と)んでいった。
A fighter jet flew overhead.
両軍(りょうぐん)の戦闘(せんとう)は三日間(みっかかん)にわたり、多(おお)くの犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ)が出(で)た。
The fighting between the two armies lasted three days, producing many casualties.

戦闘(せんとう) specifically refers to armed fighting or military engagement.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦闘(せんとう)機(き): fighter aircraft
  • 戦闘(せんとう)員(いん): combatant
  • 戦闘(せんとう)力(りょく): fighting power, combat strength
  • 戦闘(せんとう)態勢(たいせい): combat readiness
  • 戦闘(せんとう)地域(ちいき): combat zone
  • 戦闘(せんとう)を開始(かいし)する: to commence fighting

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 戦闘(せんとう): combat, fighting (specific military engagement)
  • 戦争(せんそう): war (broader, a state of armed conflict between nations)
  • 戦(たたか)い: battle, fight (more general, includes non-military conflicts)
  • 交戦(こうせん): engagement, exchange of fire (formal military term)
  • 合戦(かっせん): battle (historical, used for premodern battles)
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