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    3. 焼け跡世代

    焼け跡世代

    焼やけ​跡あと世せ代だい

    generation comprising those who were children during WWII (in Japan)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab38 strokes

    やけあとせだい

    Noun

    1.
    generation comprising those who were children during WWII (in Japan), burnt ruins generation

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    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    焼
    や.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.ける…(3)
    bake・burning
    Kanji
    跡
    あと…(1)
    tracks・mark・print・impression
    Kanji
    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    Kanji
    代
    か.わる・かわ.る・かわ.り・か.わり・-がわ.り・-が.わり…(6)
    substitute・change・convert・replace・period…(6)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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