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    3. 創氏改名

    創氏改名

    創そう氏し改かい名めい

    policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab29 strokes

    そうしかいめい

    Noun

    1.
    policy that forced Koreans under Japanese rule to adopt Japanese names (1939; abolished in 1945)
    historical term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    創
    つく.る・はじ.める・きず・けず.しける…(3)
    genesis・wound・injury・hurt・start…(1)
    氏
    うじ・-うじ…(1)
    family name・surname・clan
    改
    あらた.める・あらた.まる…(1)
    reformation・change・modify・mend・renew…(3)
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
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