Word Meaning 緒戦

しょせん shosen

緒戦 is read as しょせん (shosen) and means first match (in a series).

Meaning

English

first match (in a series)
beginning of hostilities
beginning of competition

Reading

Kana

しょせん

Romaji

shosen

Writing Variants

緒戦ちょせん chosen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 1424 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

緒

いとぐち

thread end

緒

お

string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)

作戦

さくせん

military operation

大戦

たいせん

world war

終戦

しゅうせん

end of war

反戦

はんせん

anti-war

冷戦

れいせん

cold war

敗戦

はいせん

defeat

前半戦

ぜんはんせん

first half of a game

回戦

かいせん

event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.

内戦

ないせん

civil war

対戦

たいせん

fighting (against)