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力戦 (りきせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
hard fighting ; fighting hard ; struggling mightily
Describes putting up a fierce fight or struggling with great effort, often in competitive or adversarial contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する as an intransitive verb.
りき
戦せん
の
末すえ
、
ようやく
勝しょう
利り
を
収おさ
め
た
。
After a hard-fought battle, they finally achieved victory.
Similar words 奮ふん 戦せん 奮戦 also means fighting hard, but often emphasizes spirited or dashing effort, while 力戦 focuses more on sheer strength and struggle.
苦く 戦せん 苦戦 means a tough fight or struggle, often implying difficulty and the risk of losing, whereas 力戦 highlights the act of fighting hard regardless of the outcome.
Etymology Compound of 力 (power, strength) and 戦 (war, battle), literally 'power battle'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in modern Japanese to describe fierce fighting or strenuous effort.
