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戦勝者 (せんしょうしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戦せん勝しょう者しゃ

せ

ん

しょ

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しゃ

Meanings

1

victor; conqueror; victorious troops

Refers to the winning side in a war or conflict; can be an individual or a group.

戦せん勝しょう者しゃは敗はい者しゃに厳きびしい条じょう件

Kanji

戦war, battle, match
勝victory, win, prevail
者someone, person

Related words

勝しょう利り者しゃ
勝利者 is a more general term for 'winner' in any contest, while 戦勝者 specifically refers to a victor in war or battle.

けん

を

課か

し

た

。

The victors imposed harsh terms on the defeated.

彼かれは戦せん勝しょう者しゃとして故こ郷きょうに帰かえった。

He returned to his hometown as a conqueror.

敗はい者しゃ

敗者 means 'loser' or 'defeated person', the opposite of 戦勝者.

Built from

戦せん+勝しょう者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 戦 (sen, 'war') + 勝 (shō, 'victory') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The reading is on'yomi.