noun
Nanking Massacre; Rape of Nanking
Historical term referring to the mass killing and atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanking in 1937. Often referred to as 南京大虐殺 in Japanese.
See also: 南京大虐殺
The Nanking Massacre was a tragic event during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
歴史の授業で南京虐殺について学んだ。
I learned about the Nanking Massacre in history class.