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戦陣 (せんじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戦せん陣じん

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Meanings

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noun

battle array; battle formation; battlefield

Refers to the arrangement of troops for battle, or the battlefield itself. Often used in historical or military contexts.

戦せん陣じんを敷しいて敵てきを待まち受うけた。
They formed a battle array and awaited the enemy.
戦せん陣じんに臨のぞむ兵へい士したちの表ひょう情じょうは厳きびしかった

Kanji

戦war, battle, match
陣camp, battle array, ranks

Similar words

陣じん形けい
陣形 specifically refers to a battle formation or tactical arrangement of troops, while 戦陣 can also mean the battlefield itself.
戦せん場じょう
戦場 is the common word for battlefield; 戦陣 is more literary and often implies the formation or array of troops.

Etymology

Compound of 戦 (war, battle) and 陣 (camp, battle formation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with military formations and battlefields.

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The soldiers facing the battlefield had stern expressions.