戦死(せんし)

せんし
noun, verb (suru)
death in battle, killed in action
1. death in battle, killed in action
Dying in war or combat. Used for soldiers and combatants who lose their lives during military conflict.
祖父(そふ)は戦死(せんし)した。
My grandfather was killed in battle.
多(おお)くの兵士(へいし)が戦死(せんし)した戦場(せんじょう)を訪(おとず)れた。
I visited the battlefield where many soldiers were killed in action.
戦死(せんし)した父(ちち)の遺品(いひん)が家族(かぞく)のもとに届(とど)けられた。
The personal effects of my father, who died in battle, were delivered to the family.

USAGE:
Used specifically for death in military combat. Not used for civilian casualties or deaths in peacetime. The suru verb form 戦死(せんし)する means "to be killed in battle."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦死(せんし)する: to die in battle
  • 戦死(せんし)した兵士(へいし): soldiers killed in action
  • 戦死(せんし)者(しゃ): war dead, those killed in battle

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 戦没(せんぼつ): death in war (more formal, often used in memorial contexts)
  • 殉職(じゅんしょく): death in the line of duty (not limited to military)

Related Words

Related: 戦士(せんし) (homophone — warrior)
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