戦闘|せんとうsentou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbbattle; fight; combat
   軍隊ぐんたいは戦闘せんとうの配置はいちで整列せいれつしていた。↗

   The troops were in battle array.

• Synonym戦いたたかいNeutralA broad word for fighting and struggle, from contests to battling illness; 「戦闘」 refers specifically to scenes of armed combat.
• Synonym交戦こうせんWrittenWritten/formal term for two sides engaging in combat, as in 「交戦状態」; typically between nations or armies.
• Synonym合戦かっせんWrittenWritten word for a pitched battle or engagement, as in 「関ヶ原の合戦」; also figuratively for fierce contests like 「歌合戦」.
• Synonym戦いくさWrittenWritten word for war or battle with a historical, literary flavor; 「戦闘」 leans toward modern military combat.
• Synonym闘争とうそうWrittenWritten word for struggle, as in 「権力闘争」 and 「労働闘争」; about conflict and striving, not necessarily armed.
• Synonym戦うたたかうNeutralVerb for fighting or struggling; 「戦闘」 is the noun, leaning toward military combat scenes.
• SynonymコンバットNeutralLoanword for combat, used mostly in game titles and military designations.
• SynonymバトルNeutralLoanword for a battle or matchup, common in games; leans toward entertainment and competition.
• Related喧嘩けんかNeutralQuarrels and fistfights, as in 「兄弟喧嘩」; between individuals and small in scale.
• Related争いあらそいNeutralDisputes and conflicts, as in 「争いが絶えない」; leans toward discord that need not turn violent.
• Related衝突しょうとつNeutralClashes and collisions, as in 「武力衝突」; stresses two sides crashing together, physically or figuratively.
• Related戦火せんかWrittenWritten term for the flames and ravages of war, as in 「戦火を逃れる」; evokes wartime disaster rather than combat itself.
• RelatedファイトNeutralLoanword that can mean a fight, but is mostly heard as fighting spirit or the cheer 「ファイト！」; its weight falls on rousing people rather than on combat scenes.
• Related係争けいそうWrittenWritten term for legal disputes, as in 「係争中」; tied to litigation rather than fighting.
• Related抗争こうそうWrittenWritten word for confrontation between groups, such as gang feuds in 「抗争事件」; implies long-running conflict.
• Related争うあらそうNeutralVerb for contending or disputing over something; leans toward competition.
• Related争闘そうとうWrittenWritten word for strife or fighting; rare in modern usage.
• Related闘諍とうじょうWrittenWritten word for struggle and conflict; rare in modern usage.
• Antonym平和へいわNeutralPeace; the opposite of armed combat.
• Antonym休戦きゅうせんNeutralA temporary halt to fighting; the opposite of being in combat.
• Antonym停戦ていせんWrittenWritten term for a ceasefire or armistice, as in 「停戦協定」; the opposite of combat.

Use 「戦闘」 for armed combat between military forces, as in 「戦闘機」 and 「戦闘員」. For fighting or struggle in the broadest sense pick 「戦い」; for nations or armies engaging, 「交戦」; for historical battles, 「合戦」 or 「戦」. Games and entertainment favor 「バトル」 or 「コンバット」; personal quarrels are 「喧嘩」; disputes and clashes are 「争い」 and 「衝突」; group struggles are 「闘争」 and 「抗争」; legal disputes are 「係争」. 「ファイト」 is spirit or cheering. The opposites are 「休戦」, 「停戦」 and 「平和」.

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1. 敵対てきたいする集団しゅうだんが、現実げんじつに武力ぶりょくを行使こうししあう局面きょくめん。バトル。