戦い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戦
たたか Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
戰い (kyūjitai) 闘い

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 戦う (tatakau, “to fight”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たたかい [tàtákáí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ta̠ka̠i]

Noun

戦(たたか)い • (tatakai) ^{←たたかひ (tatakafi)?}

1. a fight, battle, or by extension, a war
2. a match, competition, contest, or race
3. any conflict or strife
4. (archaic) an army or military; troops