Japanese symbol for “battlefront”
前線
ぜんせん
Romaji: zensen
(weather) front
In Japanese, battlefront is 前線, read ぜんせん (zensen).
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 (weather) front (met)
- n front line; the front; battlefront; forward area (mil)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “battlefront”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野戦 | やせん yasen | battlefield; battlefront |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名前 | なまえ namae | name |
| 以前 | いぜん izen | before; prior to; ago |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you |
| 前回 | ぜんかい zenkai | previous time; last time; previous installment |
| 午前 | ごぜん gozen | morning; a.m. |
| 当たり前 | あたりまえ atarimae | natural; reasonable; obvious |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “battlefront”.
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.