# 戦 fight

単 (merely) + (spear)
★★★★☆
13 strokes
DUPE

## Onyomi

SEN |

## Mnemonic

| SEND the soldiers to fight with merely a spear? Are you mad???? Give them guns and shit like that. Hella flamethrowers.

## Kunyomi

( と ) たたか＊う | fight physically - either with fists or armies. (sometimes used figuratively - fight crime!) But in any case, 戦う usually refers to an ongoing struggle rather than a single barroom punch-up. ★★★★☆
たたか＊い | a fight ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

戦争(せんそう) する | war ★★★★★ 戦 (fight) + 争 (battle) = 戦争 (war)
挑戦(ちょうせん) する | challenge ★★★☆☆ 挑 (challenge) + 戦 (fight) = 挑戦 (challenge) challenge (challenge yourself to do better, test your limits / challenge the system) be defiant or provocative. take the pepsi challenge!
作戦(さくせん) | strategy ★★☆☆☆ 作 (make) + 戦 (fight) = 作戦 (strategy) any strategy for succeeding － in war, business, school, etc.

## Synonyms

attack 攻める 攻撃 合戦 襲う 討つ 襲撃する
carry out /put into effect 実戦 行う 設ける 制定 実施 創立 成立
challenge いどむ 挑戦
fight 喧嘩 戦う 闘う もみあい 殴り合い 戦闘 合戦
strategy 作戦 戦略