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戦 means 'battle'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 76   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-1    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: 7    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 187 words   Used in 688 words   Used in 74 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   セン
Kun
   いくさ battle, war   たたかう to do battle
Additional readings
Kun    おののく   そよぐ   わななく
Name    せ
Variants
战 (Chinese)   戰 (kyujitai)  
Components
⿰  単 simple  戈 tasseled spear  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 戦 is used 39 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 戦 is used 673 times, read 6 ways.
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セン : 642 words FIND ALL
せ ん そ う 0
war
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いくさ : 6 words FIND ALL
い く さ 3 い く さ 0
noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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たたかう : 20 words FIND ALL
た た か い 0
noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict
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おののく : 3 words FIND ALL
お の の き 0 お の の き 4
noun
shudder; shiver; agitation
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そよぐ : 1 word FIND ALL
そ よ ぐ 2
Most common form: そよぐ
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter  (often written with kana only)
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わななく : 1 word FIND ALL
わ な な く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to tremble; to shiver; to shake  (see also: おののく)
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An additional 14 less common words include 戦 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 555 (originally: 526)  Joy o' Kanji : 526  Key to Kanji: 633 

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戦
セン   いくさ battle, war   たたかう to do battle   
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単
タン    simple   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
⺍
small
田
デン   た rice field   
戈
tasseled spear
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