元げん弘こうの変へん

expression, noun

Genkō Incident; Genkō War (1331-1333)

A historical conflict in the late Kamakura period, also known as 元弘の乱. Refers specifically to the events of 1331–1333 leading to the fall of the Kamakura shogunate.

See also: 元弘の乱 (げんこうのらん)

• 元げん弘こうの変へんは鎌かま倉くら幕ばく府ふ滅めつ亡ぼうのきっかけとなった。

  The Genkō Incident triggered the fall of the Kamakura shogunate.

• 歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで元げん弘こうの変へんについて学まなんだ。

  We learned about the Genkō War in history class.