第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん

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noun

Second World War; World War II; WWII

historical term

Historical term for the global conflict from 1939 to 1945. Often used in formal or educational contexts.

彼かれは第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せんについての本ほんを書かいた。

He wrote a book about World War II.

第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
第だい２に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
Variant using numeral ２ instead of 二; less common but seen in some contexts.

第だい一いち次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
Refers to World War I (1914-1918), the earlier global conflict.
太たい平へい洋よう戦せん争そう
The Pacific War (1941-1945), a major theater of WWII involving Japan; often used in Japanese contexts.

Compound of 第二次 (second) + 世界 (world) + 大戦 (great war), a straightforward calque from English 'Second World War'.