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    3. 大東亜戦争

    大東亜戦争

    大だい東とう亜あ戦せん争そう

    Greater East Asian War (1941-1945)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab37 strokes

    だいとうあせんそう

    Noun

    1.
    Greater East Asian War (1941-1945), Pacific War
    sensitivehistorical term

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    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    亜
    つ.ぐ…(4)
    Asia・rank next・come after・-ous
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
    争
    あらそ.う・いか.でか…(1)
    contend・dispute・argue
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