戦闘

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 戦闘 (せんとう) is a noun for armed combat or a combat scene represented in a work.
• Basic usage: 戦闘場面は短い modifies a scene within a story, while 戦闘を避ける makes actual armed conflict what residents flee.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Depicted scene and real danger
  • 戦闘場面 is part of a work’s composition, whereas 戦闘を避ける is a safety threat. Calling the first short does not mean the represented conflict was small in scale.