戦士

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 戰士 (tsyen^H dzri^X). Compare Mandarin 戰士 (zhànshì), Cantonese 戰士 (zin³ si⁶), Korean 전사 (jeonsa), Vietnamese chiến sĩ.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) せ​んし [séꜜǹshì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Noun

戦士 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 戰士, hiragana せんし, rōmaji senshi)

1. a soldier; a combatant; a warrior
   • 1999 March 1, “ヴィシュワ・ランディー [Vishwa Randi]”, in BOOSTER 1 (in Japanese), Konami:

     闇 (やみ)に仕 (つか)える女 (おんな)戦 (せん)士 (し)。相 (あい)手 (て)を血 (ち)祭 (まつ)りにあげることが生 (い)きがい。

     Yami ni tsukaeru onnasenshi. Aite o chimatsuri ni ageru koto ga ikigai.

     A female warrior who works in the dark. She lusts for the blood of her slain opponents.

   • 1999 May 27, “サキュバス・ナイト [Succubus Knight]”, in Vol.3 (in Japanese), Konami:

     魔 (ま)法 (ほう)を唱 (とな)え、相 (あい)手 (て)を血 (ち)祭 (まつ)りにあげる悪 (あく)魔 (ま)の魔 (ま)法 (ほう)戦 (せん)士 (し)。

     Mahō o tonae, aite o chimatsuri ni ageru akuma no mahō senshi.

     A demonic magical warrior who draws blood from her opponents with magic chants.

   • 2000 April 20, “満みち潮しおのマーマン [High Tide Merman]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－ (in Japanese), Konami:

     水 (みず)の中 (なか)を自 (じ)在 (ざい)に泳 (およ)ぐ、半 (はん)魚 (ぎょ)人 (じん)の戦 (せん)士 (し)。攻 (こう)撃 (げき)は強 (つよ)い。

     Mizu no naka o jizai ni oyogu, hangyojin no senshi. Kōgeki wa tsuyoi.

     An aquatic half-fish warrior with vicious attacks.

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