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第二次世界大戦 (dainijisekaitaisen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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たい
戦せん
は
1939
年ねん
に
始はじ
まっ
た
。
World War II began in 1939.
He wrote a book about World War II.
Usage patterns 第だい 二に 次じ 世せ 界かい 大たい 戦せん 中ちゅう に 〈 事こと 〉 〈something〉happened during World War II
Many cities were bombed during World War II.
第だい 二に 次じ 世せ 界かい 大たい 戦せん が 終お わる World War II ends
World War II ended in 1945.
第だい 二に 次じ 世せ 界かい 大たい 戦せん 後ご に 〈 事こと 〉 〈something〉happened after World War II
Kanji 二 two, two radical (no. 7) 世 generation, world, society Written forms 第だい 二に 次じ 世せ 界かい 大たい 戦せん
Standard kanji spelling; high priority in news and frequency lists.
第だい ２に 次じ 世せ 界かい 大たい 戦せん
Variant using numeral ２ instead of 二; less common but seen in some contexts.
Etymology Compound of 第二次 (second) + 世界 (world) + 大戦 (great war), a straightforward calque from English 'Second World War'.
After World War II, Japan recovered rapidly.
よう
戦せん
争そう
太平洋戦争 specifically denotes the Pacific theater (1941–1945) involving Japan and the US, whereas 第二次世界大戦 covers the entire global conflict including the European front.
