Japanese symbol for “belligerent”
好戦的
こうせんてき
Romaji: kousenteki
belligerent; warlike
In Japanese, belligerent is 好戦的, read こうせんてき (kousenteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na belligerent; warlike
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “belligerent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交戦者 | こうせんしゃ kousensha | interested party in warfare; warring nation; belligerent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大好き | だいすき daisuki | liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring |
| 好み | このみ konomi | liking; taste; fancy |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 友好 | ゆうこう yuukou | friendship |
| 好意 | こうい koui | kindness; favor; favour |
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | favourable; favorable; promising |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war |
| 戦い | たたかい tatakai | battle; war; fight |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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.