おう
応
せん
戦

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. fighting back, returning fire, counter-attack, responding to an attack, accepting a challenge.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
おう
応
せん
戦
 応戦 おうせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

apply, answer, yes
オウ　こた.える　-ノウ (5th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
war, battle, match
セン　たたか.う　そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)