朝ちょう鮮せん征せい伐ばつ

noun

Imjin War; Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1597)

Historical term referring to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea. Often used in Japanese historical contexts; note that the term 征伐 (conquest) reflects a Japanese perspective.

• 朝ちょう鮮せん征せい伐ばつは、文ぶん禄ろく・慶けい長ちょうの役えきとも呼よばれる。

  The Imjin War is also called the Bunroku-Keichō campaigns.