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日支事変 (にっしじへん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

日にっ支し事じ変へん

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Meanings

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noun

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

historical term

Historical term used primarily in pre-1945 and early postwar Japanese contexts. The modern neutral term is 日中戦争.

See also: 日中戦争

当とう時じの日本にほんでは、日にっ中ちゅう戦せん争そうを「日にっ支し事じ変へん」と呼よんで

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At the time, Japan referred to the Second Sino-Japanese War as the 'Japan-China Incident'.

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
支branch, support, sustain
事matter, thing, fact
変unusual, change, strange

Similar words

日にっ中ちゅう戦せん争そう
The modern, neutral term for the Second Sino-Japanese War. 日支事変 is an older, politically charged term that is now avoided in most contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 日 (Japan), 支 (China, from 支那), and 事変 (incident). The term reflects prewar Japanese nomenclature; 支那 is now considered a derogatory term for China.