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即時停戦 (そくじていせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

即そく時じ停てい戦せん

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Meanings

1

immediate cease-fire

Used in military, political, and news contexts to demand or declare an instant halt to hostilities.

国こく連れんは即そく時じ停てい戦せんを求もとめる決けつ議ぎを採さい択たくした。
The UN adopted a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

Kanji

即instant, namely, as is
時time, hour
停halt, stopping
戦war, battle, match

Related words

停てい戦せん
停戦 is a general 'cease-fire' or 'armistice'; 即時停戦 specifies that it must happen immediately.
休きゅう戦せん
休戦 is a 'truce' or 'suspension of hostilities', often temporary; 即時停戦 emphasizes the urgency of stopping fighting right away.

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即そく時じ+停てい戦せん

Etymology

Compound of 即時 (immediate) and 停戦 (cease-fire).