Word Meaning 戦端を開く

せんたんをひらく sentan o hiraku

戦端を開く is read as せんたんをひらく (sentan o hiraku) and means to open hostilities.

Meaning

English

  1. to open hostilities
  2. to take up arms (against)

Reading

Kana

せんたんをひらく

Romaji

sentan o hiraku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 43 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 46466 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

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戦端

せんたん

opening of hostilities

端を開く

たんをひらく

to provide impetus

開戦派

かいせんは

war party

開幕戦

かいまくせん

opening game

開戦

かいせん

outbreak of war

戦闘

せんとう

battle

戦災

せんさい

war damage

戦禍

せんか

war damage

戦士

せんし

soldier

戦没

せんぼつ

death in battle

戦艦

せんかん

battleship

戦中派

せんちゅうは

the war generation