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激戦 (げきせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
fierce battle ; hard-fought contest ; severe fight
Used for intense military battles, sports matches, elections, and other heated competitions. Often appears as 激戦区 (fiercely contested area) or 激戦を繰り広げる (wage a fierce battle).
激げき
戦せん
区く
だ
。
This electoral district is a hotly contested area.
Written forms 激げき 戦せん Usage 100%
Standard spelling; high-frequency news and common usage.
劇げき 戦せん
Rare variant; 激 is the normal kanji for 'fierce' in this compound.
Kanji 激 violent, get excited, enraged Similar words 戦たたか い 戦い is a general word for 'battle' or 'fight'; 激戦 specifically emphasizes the intensity and fierceness of the conflict.
接せっ 戦せん 接戦 means a 'close contest' or 'tight match', focusing on the narrow margin; 激戦 focuses on the intensity and ferocity, which may or may not be close.
Etymology Compound of 激 (intense, fierce) and 戦 (battle, war). The rare variant 劇戦 uses 劇 (drama, intense) with a similar meaning, but 激戦 is the standard form.
