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南北戦争 (なんぼくせんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

南なん北ぼく戦せん争そう

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Meanings

1

noun

American Civil War

historical term

Historical term referring specifically to the American Civil War (1861–1865).

南なん北ぼく戦せん争そうは1861年ねんに始はじまった。
The American Civil War began in 1861.
南なん北ぼく戦せん争そうの原げん因いんは

複ふく

雑ざつ

だ

。

The causes of the American Civil War are complex.

Kanji

南south
北north
戦war, battle, match
争contend, dispute, argue

Etymology

Compound of 南北 (nanboku, 'south and north') and 戦争 (sensō, 'war'), directly translating to 'North-South War', the standard Japanese term for the American Civil War.