Kanji Detail for 陣 - "formation, battle, camp"

陣

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
陣 means "formation, battle, camp."
1. Formation - Battle arrangement; troop deployment.
2. Battle - Combat; warfare.
3. A spell - A period of temporary intensity.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

camp; battle array; ranks; position; sudden; brief time

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

column, row or file of troops

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

row, column; ranks, troop formation

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A formation. Refers to the arrangement of military ranks and files. Therefore the deployment of troops is called 陣勢 (battle formation). The momentum of brush strokes is also called 筆陣 (brush formation). When something with force comes continuously, one arrival is called 一陣 (a bout). As in strong winds and sudden rain and the like.
Onyomi

chin(ちん)

jin(じん)
Kunyomi

jindate(じんだて)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

阜阝 (kozato・kozatohen・oka)
Related Keywords
formation battle camp position array lineup arrangement deployment troops military army encampment quarters war combat strategy tactical front ranks station