戦没

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 戦没, read せんぼつ, means death caused by war.
• Basic usage: It is used in formal references to such deaths, including descriptions of letters left by the deceased or scenes of commemoration.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope compared with 戦死
  • 戦死 focuses on death in combat. 戦没 refers to death caused by war and should not be restricted in translation to dying on the battlefield.