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第三次世界大戦 (daisanjisekaitaisen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

第だい三さん次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん

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Meanings

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World War III; Third World War

Refers to a hypothetical global conflict following World War II. Often used in speculative, political, or fictional contexts.

第だい三さん次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せんが起おこれば、人じん類るいは壊かい滅めつ的

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If World War III breaks out, humanity will suffer catastrophic damage.

Kanji

第No., residence
三three
次next, order, sequence
世generation, world, society
界world, boundary
大large, big
戦war, battle, match

Related words

第だい二に次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
World War II, the actual historical conflict that preceded the hypothetical World War III.
第だい一いち次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
World War I, the first global war of the 20th century.

Written forms

第だい三さん次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
Standard kanji spelling.
第だい３さん次じ世せ界かい大たい戦せん
Variant using numeral ３ instead of 三.

Etymology

Compound of 第三次 (daisanji, 'third') + 世界大戦 (sekai taisen, 'world war'). The term follows the naming pattern of 第一次世界大戦 (World War I) and 第二次世界大戦 (World War II).