戦士

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
戦 士
せん
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
戰士 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 戰士 (MC tsyenH dzriX). Compare Mandarin 戰士／战士 (zhànshì), Cantonese 戰士／战士 (zin3 si6), Korean 전사 (jeonsa), Vietnamese chiến sĩ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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戦(せん)士(し) • (senshi) 

  1. a soldier, a combatant, a warrior
    • 1999 March 1, “ヴィシュワ・ランディー [Vishwa Randi]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:
      闇(やみ)に仕(つか)える女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し)。相(あい)手(て)を血(ち)祭(まつ)りにあげることが生(い)きがい。
      Yami ni tsukaeru onna senshi. Aite o chimatsuri ni ageru koto ga ikigai.
      A female warrior who works in the dark. She lusts for the blood of her slain opponents.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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