合戦|かっせんkassen[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbattle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合戦する（かっせんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合戦します（かっせんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 合戦しない（かっせんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 合戦しません（かっせんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 合戦せず・合戦せぬ（かっせんせず・かっせんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 合戦した（かっせんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 合戦しました（かっせんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合戦しなかった（かっせんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合戦しませんでした（かっせんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 合戦して（かっせんして） |
| Potential | 合戦できる（かっせんできる） |
| Passive | 合戦される（かっせんされる） |
| Causative | 合戦させる（かっせんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 合戦させられる（かっせんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 合戦すれば（かっせんすれば） |
| tara | 合戦したら（かっせんしたら） |
| Volitional | 合戦しよう（かっせんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 合戦しましょう（かっせんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 合戦しろ（かっせんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym戦いくさWrittenReads いくさ; an old-fashioned word for war or battle. 「合戦」 usually points to one specific engagement and can also be used figuratively for a contest.
- Synonym戦いたたかいNeutralThe broadest term, covering fighting and struggle, as in 「病気との戦い」.
- Synonym交戦こうせんWrittenWritten style for two sides engaging in combat, as in 「交戦状態」 or 「交戦国」; leans modern military, while 「合戦」 often means a historical set battle.
- Synonym戦闘せんとうNeutralCombat or fighting, as in 「戦闘機」; leans toward modern armed exchanges of fire.
- Synonym戦争せんそうNeutralWar, as in 「戦争と平和」; leans large-scale conflict between nations.
- Synonym闘争とうそうWrittenWritten style for intense struggle, usable for individuals, organisms, or groups, as in 「生存闘争」, 「労働闘争」, 「権力闘争」; 「合戦」 is armies battling or a contest.
- Synonym戦うたたかうNeutralA verb for fighting, as in 「敵と戦う」; a common native-Japanese word.
- SynonymバトルNeutralA loanword for a match or face-off, as in 「バトル漫画」; leans entertainment.
- Related争いあらそいNeutralDisputes and quarrels, as in 「遺産争い」; leans struggles over interests.
- Related衝突しょうとつNeutralConflict or collision, as in 「意見の衝突」; leans toward a sudden clash.
- Related対戦たいせんNeutralTaking on an opponent, as in 「対戦相手」; leans sports or game matches.
- Related抗争こうそうNeutralRivalry or feuding between factions, as in 「暴力団抗争」; leans conflict between organizations.
- Related争うあらそうNeutralA verb for contending or competing, as in 「優勝を争う」; leans vying for superiority.
- Related争奪戦そうだつせんNeutralA scramble for something, as in 「ポスト争奪戦」; leans fighting over a prize or target.
- Related争闘そうとうWrittenWritten style for fighting or struggling; rare in modern use, found in written narrative.
- Antonym和平わへいWrittenWritten style for ending war and restoring peace, as in 「和平交渉」; stands opposite to 「合戦」.
- Antonym講和こうわWrittenWritten style for warring nations making peace, as in 「講和条約」; stands opposite to 「合戦」.
- Antonym停戦ていせんNeutralA ceasefire or armistice; stands opposite to 「合戦」.
Use 「合戦」 for two armies clashing or, figuratively, a heated contest; it often means a historical set battle like 「関ヶ原の合戦」, and appears in 「雪合戦」 and 「歌合戦」. For modern war say 「戦争」, and for fighting in general 「戦い」. The opposites are 「和平」 and 「停戦」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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