戦犯

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See also: 戰犯

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 4
はん > ぱん
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
戰犯 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(せん)(ぱん) (senpan (counter )

  1. (law) Short for 戦争犯罪者 (war criminal).
  2. (slang) A person who is to blame for defeat, failure.

References

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