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天安沈没事件 (てんあんちんぼつじけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん安あん沈ちん没ぼつ事じ件けん

also: チョンアンちんぼつじけん

Meanings

1

noun

sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan

Refers to the 2010 incident in which the ROKS Cheonan was sunk, allegedly by a North Korean torpedo. Used in news and historical contexts.

天てん安あん沈ちん没ぼつ事じ件けんは2010年ねん3月がつ26日にちに発はっ生せいした。
The Cheonan sinking incident occurred on March 26, 2010.
天てん安あん沈ちん没ぼつ事じ件けんの原げん因いんについては様さま々ざまな見けん解かいがある。
There are various views on the cause of the Cheonan sinking incident.

Written forms

天安沈没事件
- てんあんちんぼつじけん
  Standard Japanese kanji form for the Cheonan sinking incident.
- チョンアンちんぼつじけん
チョンアンちんぼつじけん
Mixed katakana-hiragana spelling using the Korean pronunciation of Cheonan. Used in some Japanese media.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial

安relax, cheap, low

沈sink, be submerged, subside

没drown, sink, hide

事matter, thing, fact

件affair, case, matter

Etymology

Compound of 天安 (Cheonan, from Korean 천안) + 沈没 (sinking) + 事件 (incident).