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Meaning of 宣戦(せんせん) in Japanese

宣戦
Kana Reading
せんせん
Romaji
sensen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    declaration of war
    Example sentence
    その国は隣国に対し宣戦を布告した。 The country declared war against its neighbor.

Examples of 宣戦, せんせん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

宣 JLPT 1

9 strokes

proclaim, say, announce

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: のたま.う

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戦 JLPT 3

13 strokes

war, battle, match

On'Yomi: セン

Kun'Yomi: いくさ, たたか.う, おのの.く, そよ.ぐ, わなな.く

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