JLPT N3 · Noun

大戦 (taisen)

大戦 (たいせん, taisen) is a Japanese noun meaning “great war; great battle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たいせん
Romaji: taisen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

great war; great battle · noun
world war · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

あの家の繁栄は大戦中からのことだ。

The prosperity of the family dates from the Great War.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 大戦

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

戦

war, battle, matchセン・いくさ・たたか.う · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 大戦.

大勢おおぜいcrowd of people大人おとなadult大学だいがくuniversity大切たいせつimportant大変たいへんvery大きいおおきいbig大きなおおきなbig大使館たいしかんembassy大丈夫だいじょうぶsafe大好きだいすきliking very much大抵たいていmostly大事だいじimportant大体だいたいgenerally大分だいぶconsiderably

Source: JMdict entry 1414360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.