戦士|せんしsenshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounsoldier; combatant; warrior
   その戦士せんしはヤリに敏感びんかんである。↗

   The soldier worries about spears.

• Synonym兵士へいしNeutralA soldier in the military who carries out orders; objective in tone. 「戦士」 suggests a brave battlefield fighter or someone fighting for a cause.
• Synonym武者むしゃWrittenWritten word for a samurai warrior, as in 「武者修行」. 「戦士」 is broader and covers modern usage too.
• Synonym闘士とうしWrittenWritten word for a militant or activist in social movements, as in 「労働運動の闘士」. 「戦士」 leans toward the battlefield.
• Synonym戦闘員せんとういんNeutralA person taking part in combat; also a legal term for a combatant. Lacks the heroic spirit that 「戦士」 carries.
• SynonymソルジャーCasualColloquial loanword for a soldier, common in games and films. 「戦士」 is a Sino-Japanese word.
• Related軍人ぐんじんNeutralA person on the military rolls; stresses status or profession. 「戦士」 highlights the act of fighting and a warrior's spirit.
• Related兵隊へいたいCasualColloquial term for a rank-and-file soldier or underling. 「戦士」 carries a warrior's heroic spirit.
• Related軍卒ぐんそつWrittenWritten word for common soldiers in an army. 「戦士」 carries a warrior's heroic spirit.
• Related下士官兵かしかんへいFormalFormal term for non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, i.e. everyone below officer rank. 「戦士」 stresses fighting spirit.
• Related軍士ぐんしWrittenWritten word for soldiers serving in an army. 「戦士」 stresses fighting spirit.
• Related兵卒へいそつWrittenWritten word for the lowest-ranking soldiers. 「戦士」 stresses fighting spirit.
• Related士卒しそつWrittenWritten word for officers and men, troops as a body. 「戦士」 stresses an individual's fighting spirit.
• Related卒そつWrittenWritten word for a low-ranking soldier. 「戦士」 stresses fighting spirit.

Use 「戦士」 for a brave fighter on the battlefield or someone fighting for a cause, as in 「企業戦士」 or 「愛の戦士」. For an ordinary soldier say 「兵士」, for a member of the armed forces 「軍人」, for a social-movement activist 「闘士」, and for a samurai 「武者」.

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

1. 戦場せんじょうで戦たたかう兵士へいし。または戦たたかうことを業ぎょうとするもの。
2. 主義しゅぎや信念しんねんなどを持もって戦たたかう人ひとのこと。