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Japanese symbol for “battleground”

Romaji: senjou
battlefield; battleground

In Japanese, battleground is , read (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

  1. n battlefield; battleground

Kanji and stroke order

war, battle, match
on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
location, place
on: ジョウ、チョウ
kun: ば
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “battleground”

WordReadingMeaning
げきせんく gekisenkuclosely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; battleground
いくさば ikusababattlefield; battleground
とうじょう toujoubattlefield; battleground

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんそう sensouwar
たたかい tatakaibattle; war; fight
さくせん sakusentactics; strategy
せんとう sentoubattle; fight; combat
ちょうせん chousenchallenge; defiance; dare
せんご sengopostwar period; period after Second World War
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
ばあい baaicase; occasion; situation

See also: Chinese symbol for “battleground”.

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.