支那事変

Japanese
Kanji in this term
支 那 事 変
し
Grade: 5		 な
Grade: S		 じ
Grade: 3		 へん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
支那事變 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

支(し)那(な)事(じ)変(へん) • (Shina Jihen) 

  1. (dated) the Second Sino-Japanese War

Usage notes

The term 事変 (じへん, ​jihen) was used by then-Japanese cabinet in 1937, as no formal declaration of war existed between China and Japan until 1941.

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