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    3. 陣取り

    陣取り

    陣じん取とり​

    children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base

    KMT10News #36+1NounGamesKanji Vocab20 strokes

    じんとり

    Noun

    1.
    children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base
    2.
    taking a place, securing a position

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    子こ供どもたちは公こう園えんで陣じん取とりをして遊あそんだ。

    The children played a game of "jintori" in the park.

    KMT8GamesDaily Life
    彼かれは会かい議ぎ室しつの最もっとも良よい席せきを陣じん取とりした。

    He secured the best seat in the meeting room.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    新あたらしい市し場じょうでの陣じん取とり競きょう争そうが激げき化かしている。

    The competition to secure a position in the new market is intensifying.

    KMT10Business & Finance
    陣じん取とりゲームは戦せん略りゃく的てき思し考こうを養やしなうのに役やく立だつ。

    Jintori games are useful for fostering strategic thinking.

    KMT10GamesEducation
    選せん挙きょ戦せんでは、各かく候こう補ほ者しゃが有ゆう利りな地ち域いきでの陣じん取とりに力をちからを入いれた。

    In the election campaign, each candidate focused on securing positions in favorable regions.

    KMT10Politics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    陣
    camp・battle array・ranks・position・sudden…(1)
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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