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U+6226, 戦
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6226

[U+6225]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+6227]

Translingual[edit]

Traditional
Shinjitai
Simplified

Glyph origin[edit]

Japanese shinjitai, simplified from ().

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 62, +9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 火十戈 (FJI), four-corner 93450, composition )

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 413, character 24
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11631
  • Dae Jaweon: page 756, character 23
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1409, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+6226

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“to fight a battle; to go to war; war; battle; fight; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of ).

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai

Kyūjitai

Kanji[edit]

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

Readings[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
いくさ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Shift in meaning from (ikusa, soldier, army), by extension of “archery”, and then to “an exchange of arrows → a battle”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(いくさ) (ikusa

  1. (archaic) a battle, conflict, fight, war
    Synonyms: 合戦 (kassen), 攻戦 (kōsen), 戦争 (sensō), 戦い (tatakai)
Derived terms[edit]
Proverbs[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese (MC tsyenH).

Noun[edit]

(せん) (sen

  1. a battle, conflict, fight, war
  2. a game, match
  3. a competition, contest
  4. a shiver, shudder, tremble

Suffix[edit]

(せん) (-sen

  1. (especially in sports) match, competition, contest
Derived terms[edit]

Affix[edit]

(せん) (sen

  1. battle, conflict, fight, war
  2. shivering, shuddering, trembling
Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(せん) (Sen

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  3. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Kunigami[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings[edit]

Okinawan[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanjishinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form )

Readings[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Kanji in this term
いくさ
Grade: 4
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Cognate with Japanese (ikusa).

Shift in meaning from (ikusa, soldier, army), by extension of “archery”, and then to “an exchange of arrows → a battle”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(いくさ) (ikusa

  1. a battle, combat, conflict, war

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]