Japanese symbol for “battlefield”
戦場
せんじょう
Romaji: senjou
battlefield; battleground
In Japanese, battlefield is 戦場, read せんじょう (senjou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n battlefield; battleground
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “battlefield”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦域 | せんいき sen'iki | war area; battlefield; theater |
| 野戦 | やせん yasen | battlefield; battlefront |
| 戦野 | せんや sen'ya | battlefield |
| 戦陣 | せんじん senjin | battle array; battle formation; battlefield |
| 軍陣 | ぐんじん gunjin | camp; battlefield |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics; strategy |
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle; fight; combat |
| 挑戦 | ちょうせん chousen | challenge; defiance; dare |
| 戦後 | せんご sengo | postwar period; period after Second World War |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “battlefield”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.