元げん寇こう

noun

Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)

Historical term referring specifically to the two attempted invasions by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in 1274 and 1281.

• 元げん寇こうは日本にほんの歴れき史しにおいて重じゅう要ような出で来き事ごとです。

  The Mongol invasions of Japan are an important event in Japanese history.

• 元げん寇こうの際さい、神かみ風かぜが吹ふいたと伝つたえられています。

  It is said that a divine wind blew during the Mongol invasions.