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舌戦 (ぜっせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舌ぜっ戦せん

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せ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

war of words; verbal battle

Used for heated debates, arguments, or rhetorical clashes, often in political, legal, or competitive contexts.

与よ野や党とうの間あいだで激はげしい舌ぜっ戦せんが繰くり広ひろげられた。
A fierce war of words unfolded between the ruling and opposition parties.
討とう論ろん会かい

は

終しゅう

始し

舌ぜっ

戦せん

の

応おう

酬しゅう

だっ

た

。

The debate was a constant exchange of verbal attacks.

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
戦war, battle, match

Similar words

論ろん戦せん
論戦 emphasizes logical or argumentative debate, while 舌戦 highlights the intensity and confrontational nature of the verbal exchange.
口こう論ろん
口論 is a more everyday quarrel or argument, whereas 舌戦 is a more formal, often public, battle of words.

Etymology

Compound of 舌 (tongue, speech) and 戦 (war, battle), literally 'tongue war'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a verbal conflict.