戦士(せんし)

せんし
noun
warrior, fighter, soldier
personmilitary
1. warrior, fighter, soldier
A person who fights in battle. Also used figuratively for someone who fights passionately for a cause, or as a character type in games and fiction.
勇敢(ゆうかん)な戦士(せんし)たち。
Brave warriors.
彼(かれ)は平和(へいわ)のために戦(たたか)う戦士(せんし)だ。
He is a warrior who fights for peace.
ゲームで最強(さいきょう)の戦士(せんし)を育(そだ)てるのが楽(たの)しい。
It's fun to raise the strongest warrior in a game.
Common usage in RPGs and fantasy contexts.

戦士(せんし) means warrior or fighter. It has a heroic or noble connotation and is widely used in fiction, games, and figurative speech.

Common collocations

Note on homophone

  • 戦死(せんし) (same reading) means 'death in battle' — a completely different word.

Similar words

  • 兵士(へいし): soldier (emphasizes military rank)
  • 武士(ぶし): samurai, warrior (historical, Japanese)
  • 闘士(とうし): fighter, champion (emphasizes fighting spirit)

Related Words

Synonym: 兵士(へいし) (soldier (military rank))
Related: 武士(ぶし) (samurai (historical))
Related: 戦(たたか)う (to fight, to battle, to struggle)
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Added 2026.2.22 18:59 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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