緒戦

See also: 緖戰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緒	戦
しょ Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
緖戰 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
緒	戦
ちょ Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
kan’yōon	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
緖戰 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょせん [shòséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

• (Tokyo) ちょせん [chòséń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

緒(しょ)戦(せん) • (shosen) ^{←しよせん (syosen)?}
緒(ちょ)戦(せん) • (chosen) ^{←ちよせん (tyosen)?}

1. the beginning of a war, the first battles
2. the beginning of a competition, the first stage of a competition