緒戦 (しょせん) — beginning of hostilities

緒戦 is read しょせん and listed as a noun. Meaning: beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 緒戦.

  • 由緒 ゆいしょ history
  • 一緒 いっしょ (doing) together
  • 端緒 たんしょ start
  • 内緒 ないしょ secrecy
  • 情緒 じょうちょ emotion
  • 一戦 いっせん battle
  • 開戦 かいせん outbreak of war
  • 観戦 かんせん watching a (sports) game
  • 休戦 きゅうせん cease-fire
  • 苦戦 くせん hard fight
  • 激戦 げきせん fierce battle
  • 戦争 せんそう war