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戦記 (せんき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戦せん記き

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Meanings

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noun

war chronicle; military history; record of war

Refers to written accounts or historical records of warfare, often used in book titles or genre descriptions.

彼かれは第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せんの戦せん記きを読よんでいる。
He is reading a war chronicle of World War II.
この作さっ家かは戦せん記き物もので有ゆう名めいだ。
This author is famous for his military history works.

Kanji

戦war, battle, match
記scribe, account, narrative

Similar words

戦せん史し
戦史 is a more formal term for military history as an academic discipline, while 戦記 often implies a narrative or personal account.
軍ぐん記き
軍記 refers specifically to war tales or military epics, often from pre-modern periods, whereas 戦記 is broader and can include modern conflicts.

Etymology

Compound of 戦 (war, battle) and 記 (record, chronicle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for documentary genres.