戦国
せんごく
sengoku
JMdict entry #1390210
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) country in civil war; country disarrayed by war
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviationhistorical term
Warring States period (Japan, China)
see: 戦国時代・1
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.); anybody's game
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
戦勝国は敗戦国に講和条件を指令した。
senshou koku ha haisen koku ni kouwa jouken wo shirei shi ta 。
The victorious country dictated the terms of peace to the defeated country.