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How to say 'Postwar' in Japanese | 戦後

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The Japanese word for Postwar is 'Sengo', written as 戦後 in Japanese.'Postwar' in hiragana is せんご.

    word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

    Reading

    せんご

    sengo

    Kanji

    戦Fight, War 後After, Behind

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '戦後 (せんご)' refers to the period after a war, specifically the time following World War II in Japan. It is often used to describe the era of reconstruction, economic growth, and social change that occurred in Japan after the war. For example: Japan experienced rapid economic growth in the postwar period「日本は戦後に急速な経済成長を経験した」(にほんはせんごにきゅうそくなけいざいせいちょうをけいけんした). The postwar generation has a different perspective on life「戦後世代は人生に対する異なる視点を持っている」(せんごせだいはじんせいにたいすることなるしてんをもっている). This term is deeply tied to Japanese history and culture, often evoking a sense of transformation and renewal.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1295

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 戦後

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    戦

    Meaning

    Fight, War

  • kanji

    後

    Meaning

    After, Behind

Words Related to 戦後 Through the Kanji 戦

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 戦 as well.

  • word

    戦

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦争

    Meaning

    War

  • word

    戦略

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    戦う

    Meaning

    Fight

  • word

    戦い

    Meaning

    Struggle, Battle

  • word

    作戦

    Meaning

    Strategy

  • word

    大戦

    Meaning

    Great war

  • word

    戦闘

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦死

    Meaning

    Death in battle

  • word

    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

  • word

    戦場

    Meaning

    Battlefield

  • word

    戦国

    Meaning

    Warring, States

  • word

    挑戦

    Meaning

    Challenge

  • word

    敗戦

    Meaning

    Defeat

  • word

    合戦

    Meaning

    Battle

  • word

    戦時

    Meaning

    Wartime

Words Related to 戦後 Through the Kanji 後

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 後 as well.

  • word

    後

    Meaning

    After

  • word

    最後

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    明後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    今後

    Meaning

    Future

  • word

    後ろ

    Meaning

    Back

  • word

    午後

    Meaning

    Afternoon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    以後

    Meaning

    After, Hereafter

  • word

    後半

    Meaning

    Second half

  • word

    後ろ向き

    Meaning

    Backward

  • word

    明々後日

    Meaning

    Day after tomorrow

  • word

    後書き

    Meaning

    Postscript

  • word

    直後

    Meaning

    Immediately after

  • word

    背後

    Meaning

    Behind

  • word

    後回し

    Meaning

    Postponement

  • word

    後者

    Meaning

    Latter

  • word

    後戻り

    Meaning

    Retreat, Backtrack

  • word

    後片付け

    Meaning

    Tidying

  • word

    後悔

    Meaning

    Regret

  • word

    後輩

    Meaning

    Junior

  • word

    死後

    Meaning

    Afterlife

  • word

    後期

    Meaning

    Second, Later

  • word

    後方

    Meaning

    Rear, Back

  • word

    後見

    Meaning

    Guardianship

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