十じゅう五ご年ねん戦せん争そう

noun

Fifteen Years' War; Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945)

A Japanese historical term referring to the period of conflict from the Manchurian Incident (1931) through the Pacific War to Japan's surrender (1945). Often used in academic and historical contexts.

• 十じゅう五ご年ねん戦せん争そうという概がい念ねんは、満まん州しゅう事じ変へんから太たい平へい洋よう戦せん争そうまでを一ひとつの戦せん争そうと捉とらえる。

  The concept of the Fifteen Years' War views the period from the Manchurian Incident to the Pacific War as a single conflict.