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Japanese
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| 戰國 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 戦 (sen, “battle, war”) + 国 (koku, “country”). The koku changes to goku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
戦国 • (sengoku)
- a warring state
- Synonym: 乱世 (ransei)
Proper noun
戦国 • (Sengoku)
- Short for 戦国時代 (sengoku jidai, “the Warring States period (of both Chinese and Japanese history)”).
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