Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 前
|
哨
|
戦
|
ぜん Grade: 2
|
しょう Jinmeiyō
|
せん Grade: 4
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| on'yomi
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| Alternative spelling
|
| 前哨戰 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 前哨 (zenshō) + 戦 (sen).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ぜんしょーせん [zèńshóóséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
前哨戦 • (zenshōsen) ←ぜんせうせん (zenseusen)?
- (military) preliminary skirmish
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