応戦|おうせんousen[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbfighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
Conjugation
Dictionary form応戦する(おうせんする)
Polite (masu)応戦します(おうせんします)
Negative (nai)応戦しない(おうせんしない)
polite (masen)応戦しません(おうせんしません)
classical zu / nu応戦せず・応戦せぬ(おうせんせず・おうせんせぬ)
Past (ta)応戦した(おうせんした)
polite (mashita)応戦しました(おうせんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)応戦しなかった(おうせんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)応戦しませんでした(おうせんしませんでした)
Te form応戦して(おうせんして)
Potential応戦できる(おうせんできる)
Passive応戦される(おうせんされる)
Causative応戦させる(おうせんさせる)
Causative passive応戦させられる(おうせんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)応戦すれば(おうせんすれば)
tara応戦したら(おうせんしたら)
Volitional応戦しよう(おうせんしよう)
polite (mashou)応戦しましょう(おうせんしましょう)
Imperative応戦しろ(おうせんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related抗戦こうせんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for fighting on in resistance; stresses holding out against the enemy to the very end, as in 「徹底抗戦」.
  • Related抵抗ていこうNeutralNeutral, everyday word with a far wider range: resisting force or authority, but also psychological aversion and even electrical resistance.
  • Antonym降伏こうふくWrittenWritten/formal prose word for surrendering and admitting defeat — the exact opposite of 「応戦」's fighting back.
  • Antonym無抵抗むていこうNeutralNeutral word for nonresistance: taking an attack without striking back, the opposite of 「応戦」.

Use 「応戦」 for fighting back after an attack, as in 「敵の攻撃に応戦する」. For holding out in a fight, written 「抗戦」; for resistance in general, everyday 「抵抗」. Opposites: 「降伏」 (surrender) and 「無抵抗」 (nonresistance).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 敵てきの攻撃こうげきに対応たいおうして戦たたかうこと。
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