Illustration: On a muddy riverbank during a late Edo conflict, two opposing formations of armed retainers meet beside a narrow wooden bridge. Their front ranks brace long spears while additional fighters advance behind plain standards.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

戦いくさ

ikusa

war, battle

Often used in historical or literary contexts. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 腹はらが減へっては戦いくさができぬ。

    An army travels on its stomach.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 恋こいと戦いくさは手段しゅだんを選えらばず。

    All’s fair in love and war.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あの大名だいみょうは戦いくさの駆かけ引ひきがうまかった。

    That daimyō was good at battle tactics.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 戦

  • 戦war; battleOnセンKunいくさ・たたかう・おののく

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