戦時
Meanings
1
wartime
Refers to the period during which a war is being fought. Often used in compounds like 戦時中 (during the war) or in contrast with 平時 (peacetime).
During the war, many people suffered from food shortages.
International wartime law sets the rules for warfare.
Usage patterns
- 戦時における〈事〉regarding something in wartime; during the war
During wartime, people's daily lives were subject to many restrictions.
- 戦時に〈動詞〉to do something during wartime
Supplies ran short during the war.
- 戦時体制を敷くto put a wartime system/regime in place
The government put a wartime system in place.