戦
いくさ
Also written 軍, 兵
Meanings
- Noun war; battle; campaign; fight
- troops; forces
Kanji
- 戦 war. Read as いくさ.
Example sentences
- 恋といくさは道を選ばず。
All is fair in love and war. - 腹が減っては戦ができぬ。
An army travels on its stomach. - 恋と戦は手段を選ばず。
All's fair in love and war. - 腹が減っては戦はできぬ。
You can't fight on an empty stomach.
Common phrases
Words containing 戦
- 負け戦 (まけいくさ) losing a battle
- 勝ち戦 (かちいくさ) winning a battle
- 腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ (はらがへってはいくさはできぬ) an army marches on its stomach
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