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戦 = 単 + 戈
戦 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “war”. It is built from 単 (simple) and 戈 (spear). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2079.
- Keyword
- war
- RTK frame
- 2079
- Strokes
- 13
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- セン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- война
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 戦 war
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 戦 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “simple” + “spear”. 戦 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 戦 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.