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休戦条約 (きゅうせんじょうやく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

休きゅう戦せん条じょう約やく

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Meanings

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noun

armistice treaty; truce agreement

A formal agreement to stop fighting, often temporary and leading to peace negotiations.

両りょう国こくは休きゅう戦せん条じょう約やくに調ちょう印いんした。
The two countries signed an armistice treaty.
休きゅう戦せん条じょう約やくが結むすばれてから、戦せん闘とうは

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After the armistice treaty was concluded, hostilities were suspended.

Kanji

休rest, day off, retire
戦war, battle, match
条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.
約promise, approximately, shrink

Similar words

停てい戦せん協きょう定てい
停戦協定 is a more general 'ceasefire agreement', while 休戦条約 specifically refers to a formal treaty.
平へい和わ条じょう約やく
平和条約 is a 'peace treaty' that formally ends a war, whereas 休戦条約 is an armistice that temporarily stops fighting.

Etymology

Compound of 休戦 (kyūsen, 'armistice, truce') and 条約 (jōyaku, 'treaty, pact').