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民族解放戦争 (みんぞくかいほうせんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
war of national liberation
A political and historical term for armed struggle by a people against colonial rule or foreign domination, aiming for self-determination and independence.
かい
放ほう
戦せん
争そう
は
、
植しょく
民みん
地ち
支し
配はい
から
の
独どく
立りつ
を
目もく
的てき
と
する
。
A war of national liberation aims at independence from colonial rule.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Similar words 独どく 立りつ 戦せん 争そう 独立戦争 (war of independence) is a broader term for any war fought to achieve independence, while 民族解放戦争 specifically emphasizes liberation of a people or nation from foreign oppression, often with a leftist or anti-colonial connotation.
解かい 放ほう 戦せん 争そう 解放戦争 (war of liberation) is a more general term; 民族解放戦争 adds the element of ethnicity or nationhood, focusing on the liberation of a specific people.
Etymology Compound of 民族 (みんぞく, 'people, ethnic group'), 解放 (かいほう, 'liberation'), and 戦争 (せんそう, 'war'). The term is a calque from Western political vocabulary, likely entering Japanese in the 20th century through Marxist and anti-colonial discourse.
