戦争

せんそう

War

N4noun·sensou

How to remember it

戦 (battle) + 争 (compete/fight) — battles and fighting between nations.

Example sentences

  • その国では長い間戦争が続いた。

    そのくにではながいあいだせんそうがつづいた。

    War continued in that country for a long time.

  • 戦争で多くの人が亡くなった。

    せんそうでおおくのひとがなくなた。

    Many people died in the war.

Usage

Formal noun referring to war between countries or groups.

Related words

戦う平和軍隊武器

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