war chronicle; military history; record of war
Refers to written accounts or historical records of warfare, often used in book titles or genre descriptions.
彼は第二次世界大戦の戦記を読んでいる。
He is reading a war chronicle of World War II.
I read a war chronicle of the Pacific War.
この作家は戦記物で有名だ。
This author is famous for his military history works.
彼は従軍中の経験をもとに戦記を書いた。
He wrote a war chronicle based on his experiences while serving.
War-chronicle literature is a valuable record for conveying wartime experiences.
軍記 specifically denotes pre-modern war epics or tales, whereas 戦記 is broader and can cover modern conflicts too.
sports game report; match account
Compound of 戦 (war, battle) and 記 (record, chronicle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for documentary genres.