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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)
On
   セン
Kun
   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle
Kun    おのの   そよ   わなな
Name   
⿰   simple   tasseled spear  
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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
0
war
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いくさ : 6 words FIND ALL
3 0
noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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たたか : 20 words FIND ALL
0
noun
battle; fight; struggle; conflict
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おのの : 3 words FIND ALL
0 4
noun
shudder; shiver; agitation
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そよ : 1 word FIND ALL
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 : 1 word FIND ALL
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.
Henshall: 555 (originally: 526)  Joy o' Kanji : 526  Key to Kanji: 633 

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セン   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
small
デン   た rice field   
tasseled spear
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