戦士

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
戦 士
せん
Grade: 4 		し
Grade: 5
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
戰士 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 戰士 (MC tsyenH dzriX). Compare Mandarin 戰士／战士 (zhànshì), Cantonese 戰士／战士 (zin3 si6), Korean 전사 (jeonsa), Vietnamese chiến sĩ.

Pronunciation

Noun

戦(せん)士(し) • (senshi) 

  1. a soldier, a combatant, a warrior
    • 1999 March 1, “ヴィシュワ・ランディー [Vishwa Randi]”, in BOOSTER 1, Konami:
      闇(やみ)に仕(つか)える女(おんな)戦(せん)士(し)。相(あい)手(て)を血(ち)祭(まつ)りにあげることが生(い)きがい。
      Yami ni tsukaeru onna senshi. Aite o chimatsuri ni ageru koto ga ikigai.
      A female warrior who works in the dark. She lusts for the blood of her slain opponents.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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