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    3. 応戦

    応戦

    応おう戦せん

    fighting back

    KMT10News #39+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveMilitaryKanji Vocab20 strokes

    おうせん

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

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

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    敵てきに攻こう撃げきされ、応おう戦せんした。

    We were attacked by the enemy and fought back.

    KMT8Military
    相あい手ての挑ちょう発はつに対たいし、彼かれは冷れい静せいに応おう戦せんした。

    He calmly responded to the opponent's provocation.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    劣れっ勢せいにもかかわらず、兵へい士したちは最さい後ごまで勇ゆう敢かんに応おう戦せんした。

    Despite being at a disadvantage, the soldiers bravely fought back until the end.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory
    敵てきの奇き襲しゅう攻こう撃げきに対たいし、部ぶ隊たいは即そく座ざに応おう戦せん態たい勢せいに入はいった。

    Against the enemy's surprise attack, the unit immediately went into a counter-attack posture.

    KMT10Military
    試し合あいの終しゅう盤ばん、相あい手てチームの猛もう攻こうに応おう戦せんし、同どう点てんに持もち込こんだ。

    In the final stage of the game, we fought back against the opposing team's fierce attack and brought the score to a tie.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts

    Kanji that make up this word

    応
    あた.る・まさに・こた.える…(6)
    apply・answer・yes・OK・reply…(1)
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
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