戦地|せんちsenchi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfront (in battle)

• Synonym戦場せんじょうNeutralThe actual battlefield where fighting takes place, as in 「戦場カメラマン」; 「戦地」 stresses the war area one is sent to.
• Synonym前線ぜんせんNeutralThe front line where combat occurs; also a weather front, as in 「寒冷前線」. 「戦地」 refers to the war area rather than the line of contact.
• Synonym戦域せんいきWrittenWritten, military term for a theater or area of operations. 「戦地」 centers on the war area one is dispatched to.
• Synonym戦陣せんじんWrittenWritten term for battle formation or the battlefield, as in 「戦陣訓」. 「戦地」 stresses the war area rather than the battle array.
• Related軍場いくさばWrittenArchaic word for a battlefield, now rarely used; everyday speech says 「戦場」. 「戦地」 stresses the war area one is sent to.
• Related戦いの庭たたかいのにわWrittenAn old, poetic name for the battlefield, rarely used today; everyday speech uses 「戦場」.
• Related軍の庭いくさのにわWrittenLike 「戦いの庭」, an old poetic term for the battlefield; rarely used today, with 「戦場」 the everyday word.
• Antonym後方こうほうNeutralThe rear, far from the fighting; the antonym of 「戦地」 on the front-versus-rear axis.

Use 「戦地」 for the war area one is sent to, as in 「戦地に赴く」; for actual fighting pick 「戦場」, for the front line 「前線」, for a theater of operations (written) 「戦域」. 「戦陣」 is written; 「軍場」, 「戦いの庭」 and 「軍の庭」 are archaic. The opposite is 「後方」, the rear.

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1. 戦闘せんとうが行おこなわれている土地とち。戦場せんじょう。