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How to say 'War' in Japanese | 戦争

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The Japanese word for War is 'Sensou', written as 戦争 in Japanese.'War' in hiragana is せんそう.

    word

    戦争

    Meaning

    War

    Reading

    せんそう

    sensou

    Kanji

    Fight, War Dispute

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '戦争 (せんそう)' means 'war'. It refers to a state of armed conflict between different nations, states, or groups. This term is often used in historical, political, or social contexts to describe large-scale conflicts. For example: The war ended in 1945「戦争は1945年に終わった」(せんそうは1945ねんにおわった). Many people suffered during the war「多くの人が戦争中に苦しんだ」(おおくのひとがせんそうちゅうにくるしんだ). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe intense competition or conflict in non-military contexts, such as 'price wars' or 'trade wars'.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1568

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 戦争

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Fight, War

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Dispute

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'Sensou' means 'War' .

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