A級戦犯
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 級 | 戦 | 犯 |
| きゅう Grade: 3 |
せん Grade: 4 |
はん > ぱん Grade: 5 |
| kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| A級戰犯 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
So named because such war criminals are charged against Paragraph (a) of Article 5 of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East Charter, which punished crimes against peace and aggression.
Pronunciation
Noun
A級戦犯 • (ēkyū senpan)
- (historical) one of the 12 German or 28 Japanese war criminals prosecuted for crimes against peace and aggression in the Nuremberg trials or Tokyo trial