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    3. 緒戦

    緒戦

    緒しょ戦せん

    beginning of hostilities

    KMT10News #37+1Ref L2NounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    しょせんちょせん

    Noun

    1.
    beginning of hostilities, beginning of competition
    2.
    first match (in a series)

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    チームは緒しょ戦せんで勝しょう利りした。

    The team won the opening match.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts
    大たい会かい緒しょ戦せんは、常つねに緊きん張ちょう感かんが高たかまるものだ。

    The opening match of a tournament is always one where tension runs high.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    緒しょ戦せんでの敗はい北ぼくが、その後ごのチームの士し気きに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The defeat in the opening match had a significant impact on the team's morale thereafter.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    リーグ戦せんの緒しょ戦せんは、強きょう豪ごうチームとの対たい戦せんだった。

    The opening match of the league season was against a strong team.

    KMT10Sports & Martial Arts
    戦せん争そうの緒しょ戦せんは、予よ想そう外がいの展てん開かいとなった。

    The initial phase of the war took an unexpected turn.

    KMT10MilitaryHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    緒
    お・いとぐち…(3)
    thong・beginning・inception・end・cord…(2)
    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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