1.
match; game; tournament; competition
Suffix attached to a noun to name a specific match, contest, or campaign. Common in sports, board-game titles, military history, and political races.
Suffix forming compound nouns for individual matches, tournaments, or campaigns. Highly productive across sports, games, and politics. The base noun usually names the type or stage of the contest.
Compounds
- 決勝戦: final match
- 準決勝戦: semifinal
- 名人戦: Meijin tournament (shogi/go title match)
- 対戦: head-to-head match
- 選挙戦: election campaign
- 延長戦: extra innings; overtime
- 持久戦: war of attrition; endurance contest
- 接戦: close match