〜戦(せん)

せん
suffix
match; game; tournament (suffix)
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.
今夜(こんや)は決勝(けっしょう)戦(せん)がある。
The final match is tonight.
将棋(しょうぎ)の名人(めいじん)戦(せん)が始(はじ)まった。
The shogi Meijin championship has begun.
今回(こんかい)の選挙(せんきょ)戦(せん)は予想以上(よそういじょう)に激(はげ)しくなりそうだ。
This election campaign looks like it will be more intense than expected.

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.

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 決勝(けっしょう)戦(せん): final match
  • 準決勝(じゅんけっしょう)戦(せん): semifinal
  • 名人(めいじん)戦(せん): Meijin tournament (shogi/go title match)
  • 対(たい)戦(せん): head-to-head match
  • 選挙(せんきょ)戦(せん): election campaign
  • 延長(えんちょう)戦(せん): extra innings; overtime
  • 持久(じきゅう)戦(せん): war of attrition; endurance contest
  • 接(せっ)戦(せん): close match

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 試合(しあい): match — the stand-alone noun for a single sports match
  • 〜杯(はい): cup (suffix) — names a trophy or tournament series (日本(にほん)杯(はい))
  • 大会(たいかい): tournament — refers to the whole event, not a single match
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