戦国

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See also: 戰國 and 战国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 4
こく > ごく
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
戰國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (sen, battle, war) +‎ (koku, country). The koku changes to goku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せん)(ごく) (sengoku

  1. a warring state
    Synonym: 乱世 (ransei)

Proper noun

(せん)(ごく) (Sengoku

  1. Short for 戦国時代 (sengoku jidai, the Warring States period (of both Chinese and Japanese history)).

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN