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Keyword
war
Info
FrequencyTop 100
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig2079
Old form戰
Readings
せん
(65%)
Composed of
単
single
戈
dagger-axe
Mnemonic

You can't possibly start a war if the only thing you have is a single dagger-axe.

Used in vocabulary (810 in total)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
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Examples (200 in total)
To live is to fight.
They are fighting.
They fought against the enemy.
They fought to the last man.
She could not understand why they fought.
This is the place where the battle took place.
The fight is over.
We won the battle.
The long fight ended in 1920.
We fought for everyone.
They fought a fierce battle.
We fought a hard battle.
They fought for the sake of their country.
They had not fought for more than forty years.
After the battle they delivered the town to the enemy.
Women in that country are fighting for their freedom.
They fought for their liberty.
They are struggling for freedom.
The soldiers are ready for battle.
He is said to have taken part in the battle.
When and where did the war break out?
If only there were no wars in the world.
The country was gearing up for war.
It was the war that changed Japan.
Many people were killed in the war.
That war ended in 1954.
The war took place 45 years ago.
The town was destroyed during the war.
If there is ever another war, we will all die.
What will become of us if a war breaks out?
The war was now over.
We must not go to war again.
There is no telling when the war will end.
I hope the time will soon come when there would be no more war.
Who likes war?
No one likes war.
I'm afraid of war.
War suddenly broke out.
I hope war doesn't break out.
May there be no war!
The city was destroyed in the war.
The time may come when we will have no war.
The day will come when there will be no war.
The war began in 1941.
The war has ended.
War isn't good.
War results only in senseless and violent destruction.
This war is over.
The war ended in 1945.
The war lasted two years.
Nothing is worse than war.
What do you think of war?
We had terrible times during the war.
We really hope another war will not break out.
I have never believed in wars.
The long war came to an end at last.
War broke out in 1941.
The real war is much more horrible than this story.
Do you believe war will start?
He lost two sons in the war.
She lost her son in the war.
The battle ended before they got there.
We had many bitter experiences during the war.
The country is very different from what it was just after the war.
She had to part with her family when the war began.
Both of her sons died during the war.
The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
The day will soon come when there will be no more wars in the world.
I am against the war, of course.
We are against war.
I'm against the war.
I'm opposed to any type of war.
They fought until the end.
We'll fight to the last.
People are afraid of war.
The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
I haven't read "War and Peace" either.
The opposite of peace is war.
A fierce battle was fought by the soldiers.
War is unavoidable.
As a result of the war, many people died.
It seems that much damage was done by yesterday's battle.
The war brought about death and destruction in the city.
What doctors should do is to save lives and fight against death.
War is destruction of human life.
Many young men went to war.
The soldiers lost the courage to fight.
They are the so-called victims of war.
Both nations entered into a war.
They fought in the cause of justice.
They fought for freedom.
He had to fight against the storm.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
We had lived there for ten years when the war broke out.
The war lasted nearly ten years.
My grandfather was a soldier during the war.
The battle was won at the price of many lives.
There is no doubt that people prefer peace to war.
Who loves war?
No one loves war.
I was born the year the war ended.
War doesn't make anybody happy.
War is a crime against humanity.
If you wish for peace, prepare for war.
They lived in the countryside during the war.
The war is still going on.
They fought for freedom of religion.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
We are entering a new phase in the war.
All the students protested against the war.
The war began three years later.
Japan entered into an alliance with France just before the war.
Whatever the outcome, you must meet the challenge.
You should try the exam again.
If you want to make your dreams come true, keep on trying.
I enjoy the challenge.
However hard he may try, he won't succeed.
I'm really enjoying the challenge.
War breaks out when nations try to form their own empires.
What is the relationship between politics and war?
She always urges him to try new things.
They fought for the honor of their country.
Supposing war broke out, what would you do?
How can we abolish war?
The war brought ruin to the country.
I want to try again.
He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.
He encouraged me to try again.
The death of the king brought about a war.
The tragedy of war must not be forgotten.
The war diminished the wealth of the country.
I had been in the army for a month when the war ended.
The rapid growth of the firm was attributed to its unique strategy.
My parents' generation went through the war.
France was at war with Russia.
The situation could only be settled by war.
What is the best way to put an end to the war?
He returned home from Europe in 1941, when the war broke out.
The two teams fought very hard.
My grandfather rarely talked about the war.
Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.
He was wounded in the battle.
He was wounded in the war.
He was wounded in the fight.
My grandfather was wounded in the war.
He was living in London when the war broke out.
The war made the country poor.
Let's take time out to elaborate a strategy.
He was living in England when the war broke out.
Britain was not geared up for war then.
The country's economy was dislocated by the war.
War compelled soldiers to go to the front.
Have you heard the latest news about the war?
The aide suggested a change in tactics to him.
What would become of us if war should break out?
He explained the political background of the war on TV.
The war brought their research to an end.
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
The war is going in our favor.
The war situation was desperate.
The battle ended in a triumph for the Romans.
They are victims of the so-called war.
War concerns us all.
Even today, however, women struggle against discrimination.
The country had been devastated by long war.
Can you imagine a time when the world is free of war?
I like the challenge of translating the untranslatable.
The soldiers fought valiantly, but finally they had to give in.
The story of his brave struggle affected us deeply.
He fought bravely in behalf of a cause.
Bravely though they fought, they were defeated.
The man fought bravely but finally gave in.
That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
They combined forces to fight the enemy.
Skillful diplomacy helps to avert war.
Everybody knows that he lost his leg in the war.
Early in the morning, the tank battle began.
They fought in defense of their country.
Young men and women fought to defend their country.
We have seen three wars.
It will be very important whether we win the battle or not.
The country was torn by war.
The document records that the war broke out in 1700.
It is hoped that the war will end before long.
Bob went through many dangers during the war.
The war resulted from a mistaken policy.
The war ended in victory for the Allied Powers.
We must prevent war at any cost.
We must avoid war by all possible means.
It was after four years that the war came to an end.
This institution came into being after the war.
He accumulated a tremendous fortune during the post war.
I was born after the war.
Shortly after the war my father bought a new house, in which I was born.
The reason for declaring war is not certain.
Watching soccer on TV is fun.
Television viewers see only what the camera shows.
We derive a great deal of pleasure from watching baseball games.
We enjoyed watching the baseball game.
I love watching soccer games.