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挑戦

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See also: 挑戰 and 挑战

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: S
せん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
挑戰 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ちょう)(せん) (chōsenてうせん (teusen)?

  1. challenge (against authority or a higher-ranked person)
    新参者(しんざんもの)からの(ちょう)(せん)
    shinzanmono kara no chōsen
    challenge from a newcomer
  2. (figuratively) try at something
    声優(せいゆうはつ)(ちょう)(せん)声優(せいゆう)(はつ)(ちょう)(せん)
    seiyū hatsu-chōsen/seiyū ni hatsu-chōsen
    first time trying one's hand at being a voice actor

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Verb

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(ちょう)(せん)する (chōsen surusuru (stem (ちょう)(せん) (chōsen shi), past (ちょう)(せん)した (chōsen shita))

  1. to challenge
  2. (figuratively) to take on the challenge of doing something (especially something one has not done before); to try; to try one's hand at
    • 2009, “恋はきっと急上昇☆”, のぼる↑ (lyrics)‎[1]:
      菓子作(かしつく)りに 挑戦(ちょうせん)して
      いつも()がして (わた)せずじまい
      okashi-tsukuri ni chōsen shite mo
      itsumo kogashite watasezu jimai
      Even if I try my hand at making sweets,
      I always end up burning them and never give them to you

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN