緒しょ戦せん

also: ちょせん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Refers to the initial stage of a war, battle, or military campaign. Often used in historical or news contexts.

first match; opening game

Used in sports or competitions to mean the first match of a series, tournament, or season. Synonymous with 初戦.

緒しょ戦せんを制せいするto win the opening match/battle
チームは緒しょ戦せんを制せいし、勢いきおいをつけた。
The team won its opening match and gained momentum.
緒しょ戦せんで敗やぶれるto be defeated in the opening battle/match
軍ぐんは緒しょ戦せんで敗やぶれ、撤てっ退たいを余よ儀ぎなくされた。
The army was defeated in the opening battle and forced to retreat.
緒しょ戦せんを迎むかえるto face the opening match/battle
選せん手しゅたちは緊きん張ちょうした表ひょう情じょうで緒しょ戦せんを迎むかえた。
The players faced their opening match with tense expressions.

初しょ戦せん sense 2
初戦 is the everyday word for the first match in a sports series, while 緒戦 is more formal/literary and can also mean the opening stage of a war.
序じょ盤ばん sense 1
序盤 refers broadly to the early stage or opening moves of any contest or process, whereas 緒戦 specifically denotes the first battle or first match.

終しゅう戦せんN1sense 1
終戦 marks the end of a war, the direct opposite of 緒戦, which marks its beginning.

緒戦Usage100%
- しょせん
  Standard kanji form; the reading しょせん is the primary modern reading.
- ちょせん
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard or archaic.
ちょせん

Compound of 緒 (beginning, thread) and 戦 (war, battle). The reading しょせん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; ちょせん is a less common variant.