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How to say 'Prewar' in Japanese | 戦前

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The Japanese word for Prewar is 'Senzen', written as 戦前 in Japanese.'Prewar' in hiragana is せんぜん.

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    戦前

    Meaning

    Prewar

    Reading

    せんぜん

    senzen

    Kanji

    戦Fight, War 前Before, Front

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '戦前 (せんぜん)' refers to the period before a war, specifically the time before World War II in Japan. It is often used in historical contexts to describe events, policies, or societal conditions that existed prior to the war. For example: Life in Japan before the war was different「戦前の日本での生活は違っていた」(せんぜんのにほんでのせいかつはちがっていた). Prewar architecture is still preserved in some areas「戦前の建築はまだいくつかの地域で保存されている」(せんぜんのけんちくはまだいくつかのちいきでほぞんされている). The term is commonly used in discussions about history, culture, and politics.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    4099

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 戦前

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    戦

    Meaning

    Fight, War

  • kanji

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

Words Related to 戦前 Through the Kanji 戦

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 戦 as well.

  • word

    戦後

    Meaning

    Postwar

  • 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 戦前 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

  • word

    前

    Meaning

    Before, Front

  • word

    御前

    Meaning

    You

  • word

    名前

    Meaning

    Name

  • word

    以前

    Meaning

    Before, Previously

  • word

    昼前

    Meaning

    Before noon

  • word

    前後

    Meaning

    Approximately, Before and after

  • word

    前提

    Meaning

    Premise

  • word

    当たり前

    Meaning

    Natural, Obvious

  • word

    午前

    Meaning

    Morning, AM

  • word

    前回

    Meaning

    Last time

  • word

    前期

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前述

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    直前

    Meaning

    Just before

  • word

    事前

    Meaning

    Advance, Prior

  • word

    前進

    Meaning

    Advance

  • word

    手前

    Meaning

    Oneself, Front

  • word

    前半

    Meaning

    First half

  • word

    前者

    Meaning

    Former

  • word

    前方

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    前掲

    Meaning

    Aforementioned

  • word

    前向き

    Meaning

    Positive

  • word

    人前

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    前もって

    Meaning

    Beforehand

  • word

    出前

    Meaning

    Delivery

  • word

    前日

    Meaning

    Previous day

  • word

    前売り券

    Meaning

    Advance, Ticket

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    建て前

    Meaning

    Principle, Facade

  • word

    駅前

    Meaning

    Station front

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What does 'Senzen' (戦前) mean?

'Senzen' means 'Prewar' .

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