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熱戦 (ねっせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

熱ねっ戦せん

ね

っ

せ

ん

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

fierce fight; close contest; heated battle

Used for intense, closely fought competitions in sports, games, or debates. Often appears in news headlines and commentary.

昨日きのうの試し合あいは本ほん当とうに熱ねっ戦せんだった。
Yesterday's match was a real fierce fight.
両りょうチームの熱ねっ戦せんに観かん客きゃく

は

大だい

興こう

奮ふん

し

た

。

The crowd was thrilled by the heated battle between the two teams.

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever
戦war, battle, match

Similar words

接せっ戦せん
接戦 emphasizes a close score or neck-and-neck competition, while 熱戦 highlights the intensity and passion of the contest.
激げき戦せん
激戦 implies a more violent or extremely fierce fight, often with higher stakes or more dramatic conflict than 熱戦.

Etymology

Compound of 熱 (heat, passion) and 戦 (battle, fight). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with intense competition.