戦たたかい

戦せん争そうN4sense 1
戦争 specifically means war between nations, while 戦い can refer to any battle, fight, or struggle, large or small.
闘とう争そうN1sense 2
闘争 emphasizes an organized or ideological struggle, such as a political or labor fight, whereas 戦い is more general and can describe any kind of struggle.
試し合あいN5sense 3
試合 is the everyday, neutral word for a sports match, while 戦い in this sense carries a more dramatic or literary tone.
争あらそいN2sense 1
争い is a more everyday word for a dispute or conflict, while 戦い often implies a more serious or large-scale battle.

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戦せん闘とうN1sense 1
戦闘 is a more technical, military term for active combat, while 戦い is a broader word that can also mean a struggle or contest.
攻こう防ぼう
戦い is a general word for any fight or contest, while 攻防 specifically highlights the back-and-forth exchange of attacking and defending.
合かっ戦せん
戦い is the broad everyday word for any fight or struggle, while 合戦 sounds like a set-piece historical battle or named contest.
バトル
戦い is a native Japanese word for battle or fight, often used in serious or literal contexts, while バトル is a loanword with a lighter, more entertainment-oriented nuance.
一いっ戦せん
戦い is a general term for a fight or struggle, whereas 一戦 emphasizes one specific, single engagement or match.
役えきN1
戦い is the common, everyday word for 'battle' or 'fight', whereas 役 (えき) is a formal term used only in historical names like 文禄の役.
決けっ闘とう
戦い is a general term for a fight or battle of any scale, while 決闘 refers specifically to a prearranged duel between two individuals.
激げき戦せん
戦い is a general, plain word for a fight or battle of any kind, while 激戦 specifically marks the fight as unusually fierce or hard-fought.

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戦いくさN1
戦い (read たたかい) is written with the same kanji as 戦（いくさ）but is a distinct word meaning a fight or struggle in a broader, more general sense, not specifically a historical war.

回かいN4
Used when counting individual battles or fights as occurrences; '戦い' itself is an abstract event noun, so there is no single fixed object counter.
度どN4
Used for occurrences in expressions like 'first battle' or 'the next fight'; this is an event counter rather than a noun-specific conventional counter.

戦たたかいUsage79%
Standard kanji spelling for battle, fight, struggle, and contest.
闘たたかいUsage18%
Alternate kanji spelling, often used for personal or abstract struggles.
たたかいUsage3%
タタカイUsage<1%
斗たたかい
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not standard.

The noun form of the verb 戦う (tatakau), meaning 'to fight'. The kanji 戦 is associated with war and battle.