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インドシナ戦争 (インドシナせんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

インドシナ戦せん争そう

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Meanings

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First Indochina War (1946-1954)

historical term

Historical term referring specifically to the war between France and the Viet Minh in French Indochina.

インドシナ戦せん争そうは1954年ねんのジュネーヴ協きょう定ていで終しゅう結

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The First Indochina War ended with the 1954 Geneva Accords.

Kanji

戦war, battle, match
争contend, dispute, argue
印stamp, seal, mark
度degrees, occurrence, time
支branch, support, sustain
那what?

Related words

ベトナム戦せん争そう
Refers to the later Vietnam War (1955-1975), which involved the United States and was a separate conflict from the First Indochina War.

Written forms

インドシナ戦せん争そう
Standard modern spelling using katakana for the place name.
印いん度ど支し那な戦せん争そう
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used and may be considered outdated or politically sensitive.

Etymology

Compound of インドシナ (Indochina) + 戦争 (war). The place name is a Western coinage combining 'India' and 'China', adopted into Japanese.