戦国

See also: 戰國 and 战国

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

戦(せん)国(ごく) • (sengoku) 

  1. a warring state
    Synonym: 乱世 (ransei)
  2. Short for 戦国時代 (sengoku jidai): a Warring States period

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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