事変

See also: 事变 and 事變

Japanese
Kanji in this term
事 変
じ
Grade: 3		 へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
事變 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

事(じ)変(へん) • (jihen) 

  1. severe incident
  2. (military) conflict, especially an undeclared war
    支那(しな)事変(じへん)
    shina jihen
    "China Incident"
    (the official name of the Second Sino-Japanese War in Japan before declaration of war in 1941)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.