緒戦

See also: 緖戰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緒	戦
しょ Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
緖戰 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
緒	戦
ちょ Grade: S	せん Grade: 4
kan'yōon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
緖戰 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょせん [shòséń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

(Tokyo) ちょせん [chòséń] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

緒(しょ)戦(せん) • (shosen) ^{←しよせん (syosen)^?}
緒(ちょ)戦(せん) • (chosen) ^{←ちよせん (tyosen)^?}

the beginning of a war, the first battles
the beginning of a competition, the first stage of a competition

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN