Word Meaning 開戦

かいせん kaisen

開戦 is read as かいせん (kaisen) and means outbreak of war.

Meaning

English

  1. outbreak of war
  2. starting a war

Reading

Kana

かいせん

Romaji

kaisen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 終戦 Rank 10431 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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開幕戦

かいまくせん

opening game

開戦派

かいせんは

war party

戦端を開く

せんたんをひらく

to open hostilities

開放

かいほう

opening (a door, window, etc.)

開示

かいじ

release (e.g. information)

開発部

かいはつぶ

development department

開港

かいこう

opening a port to foreign vessels or trade

開局

かいきょく

opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.)

開演

かいえん

curtain raising

開き直る

ひらきなおる

to become defiant

開閉

かいへい

opening and shutting

開所

かいしょ

opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)