"戦い" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ta̠ta̠ka̠i] Forms: 戦い ^ [canonical] (ruby: (たたか)), tatakai [romanization], tatakafi [romanization], たたかひ [hiragana, historical], 戰い [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai], 闘い [alternative, kanji]
Etymology: The 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戦(たたか)う (tatakau, “to fight”). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|戦う|たたかう|to fight|pos=}} 戦(たたか)う (tatakau, “to fight”), {{ja-ryk|戦う|たたかう|to fight}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 戦(たたか)う (tatakau, “to fight”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|たたかい|hhira=たたかひ}} 戦(たたか)い • (tatakai) ^(←たたかひ (tatakafi)?)
  1. a fight, battle, or by extension, a war
    Sense id: en-戦い-ja-noun-2hJm6xqL Categories (other): Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō) Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 48 9 33 10
  2. a match, competition, contest, or race
    Sense id: en-戦い-ja-noun-1GtinyJq
  3. any conflict or strife
    Sense id: en-戦い-ja-noun-Y3pB6lv6 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 57 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 20 15 49 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 21 16 46 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 10 26 37 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 11 26 36 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 12 58 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 16 46 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 21 49 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 77 10
  4. (archaic) an army or military; troops Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-戦い-ja-noun-v1-iihT3
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