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戦争犯罪人 (せんそうはんざいにん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

戦せん争そう犯はん罪ざい人にん

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Meanings

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noun

war criminal

Refers to a person who has committed war crimes. Used in legal, historical, and journalistic contexts.

彼かれは戦せん争そう犯はん罪ざい人にんとして国こく際さい裁さい判ばんにかけられた。
He was tried as a war criminal at an international tribunal.
戦せん争そう犯はん罪ざい人にんの引ひ

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The extradition of the war criminal is being sought.

Kanji

戦war, battle, match
争contend, dispute, argue
犯crime, sin, offense
罪guilt, sin, crime
人person

Similar words

戦せん犯ぱん
Abbreviation of 戦争犯罪人. More common in casual or abbreviated contexts, but can also refer to the crime itself (戦争犯罪).

Etymology

Compound of 戦争 (war), 犯罪 (crime), and 人 (person). The term is a direct translation of the English 'war criminal' and became widely used after World War II.