Word Meaning 戦闘

せんとう sentou

戦闘 is read as せんとう (sentou) and means battle.

Meaning

English

  1. battle
  2. fight
  3. combat

Reading

Kana

せんとう

Romaji

sentou

Writing Variants

  • 戰鬪 せんとう sentou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 1964 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戦闘員

せんとういん

combatant

戦闘機

せんとうき

fighter (aircraft)

戦闘電子戦情報

せんとうでんしせんじょうほう

combat electronic warfare intelligence

戦闘能力

せんとうのうりょく

combat capabilities

戦闘支援計画

せんとうしえんけいかく

combat support plan

戦闘任務

せんとうにんむ

combat mission

戦闘力

せんとうりょく

combat power

戦闘不能

せんとうふのう

unable to fight (esp. in video games)

戦闘的

せんとうてき

militant

戦闘支援

せんとうしえん

combat support

戦闘正面幅

せんとうしょうめんはば

frontage

戦闘態勢

せんとうたいせい

combat readiness

Example Sentences

10

He was wounded in the battle.

The fighter plane released its bombs.

Early in the morning, the tank battle began.

They had not fought for more than forty years.

The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans.

The military engaged the enemy five kilometers south of the capital.

Sport is frankly mimic warfare.

You can win all the battles yet lose the war.

"What do special forces do apart from training and fighting?" "Training."

American forces announced the completion of their mission in Iraq.