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肉弾戦 (にくだんせん, nikudansen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The two armies engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat in the urban area.
This match was truly a physical, close-quarters battle.
Related words 白はく 兵へい 戦せん 白兵戦 also means hand-to-hand combat, but is a more formal military term. 肉弾戦 emphasizes the physical, body-to-body nature of the fighting.
接せっ 近きん 戦せん 接近戦 means close-quarters combat in a broader sense, not necessarily implying physical contact. 肉弾戦 specifically suggests soldiers throwing themselves at the enemy.
Etymology Compound of 肉弾 (nikudan, 'human bullet', from 肉 'flesh' and 弾 'bullet') and 戦 (sen, 'war' or 'battle'). The term originally referred to suicidal charges where soldiers used their bodies as weapons, but now broadly means intense hand-to-hand combat.
