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    3. 戊辰戦争

    戊辰戦争

    戊ぼ辰しん戦せん争そう

    Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

    NTNounHistoryMilitaryKanji Vocab31 strokes

    ぼしんせんそう

    Noun

    1.
    Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 31

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    戊
    つちのえ…(2)
    5th calendar sign
    辰
    たつ…(5)
    sign of the dragon・7-9AM・fifth sign of Chinese zodiac・shin dragon radical (no. 161)
    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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