戦
War
Meanings
War, Battle, Match
On'yomi
せん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
戦 is written in 13 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
戦 (War) is taught on WaniKani at level 11 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #78 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 13 strokes.
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