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戦闘員

Reading

Kana: せんとういん
Romaji: sentouin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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combatant

Kanji

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: トウ、 たたか.う、 あらそ.う
Meanings: fight, war
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

Example Sentence

近代戦(きんだいせん)戦術(せんじゅつ)兵士(へいし)戦闘員(せんとういん)として効果的(こうかてき)(はたら)きをするために(かなら)ずしも十分(じゅうぶん)武装(ぶそう)することを必要(ひつよう)とはしていない。
➥The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
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