しょう
消
もう
耗
せん
戦

noun

  1. war of attrition.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
消
もう
耗
せん
戦
 消耗戦 しょうもうせん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

extinguish, blow out, turn off
き.える　ショウ　け.す (3rd, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
decrease
モウ　コウ (9th, N1)
come, plough, three-branch tree radical (no. 127)
ライ　ルイ　き (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
war, battle, match
セン　たたか.う　そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)