陣

Meaning

陣 centers on an organized arrangement of people or things in a fixed place: a military camp or battle formation, and by extension any positioned group or a sudden, brief period when something is arrayed.

• 陣じん

  battle formation

• 陣営じんえい

  camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)

• 出陣しゅつじん

  going into battle; departure for the front

• 報道陣ほうどうじん

  press corps

• 退陣たいじん

  resignation; stepping down; retirement

• 殺陣たて

  sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene

• 布陣ふじん

  battle formation

• 陣地じんち

  encampment; position

• 陣形じんけい

  battle formation; military formation

• 陣痛じんつう

  labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions

• 敵陣てきじん

  enemy camp; enemy line

• 初陣ういじん

  one's first campaign; one's first battle

• 陣内じんない

  inside the encampment; within the camp

• 陣取るじんどる

  to encamp; to take up positions

• 先陣せんじん

  vanguard; advance guard

• 自陣じじん

  one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)

• 本陣ほんじん

  troop headquarters; stronghold

• 円陣えんじん

  (forming a) circle; huddle

• 陣取りじんとり

  children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base

• 方陣ほうじん

  square formation (of troops)

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