Japanese

せんじょう
Meaning: battlefield; battleground
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

戦
場

Example sentences

He fought bravely on the battlefield.
勇者よ、いざ戦場に出よ!
O hero, now go forth to the battlefield!
父上は、戦場から無事に帰還されました。
Father has returned safely from the battlefield.
神の加護を信じて、彼は戦場へ向かった。
Believing in God's protection, he headed to the battlefield.
その将軍は、数千人の配下を引き連れて戦場に向かった。
The general led thousands of his subordinates to the battlefield.
戦場には多くの屍が転がっていた。
There were many corpses lying on the battlefield.
戦場から戻った兵士は血まみれだった。
The soldier returning from the battlefield was covered in blood.
兵士は戦場から奇跡的に生還した。
The soldier miraculously returned alive from the battlefield.
戦場から這いずるようにして逃げ出した。
He crawled out of the battlefield.
若い武者が、勇ましく戦場へと向かっていった。
A young warrior went bravely toward the battlefield.

Usage Notes

Used for both literal combat zones and figurative environments of fierce competition.

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