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    3. 聖戦

    聖戦

    聖せい戦せん

    holy war

    KMT7News #15+1NounHistoryReligion & PhilosophyMilitaryKanji Vocab26 strokes

    せいせん

    Noun

    1.
    holy war, crusade

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    昔むかし、聖せい戦せんがあった。

    There was a holy war in ancient times.

    KMT5HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの聖せい戦せんが記き録ろくされている。

    Many holy wars are recorded in history.

    KMT7HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    十じゅう字じ軍ぐんは中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパにおける聖せい戦せんだった。

    The Crusades were holy wars in medieval Europe.

    KMT7HistoryReligion & Philosophy
    彼かれらは自じ分ぶんたちの戦たたかいを聖せい戦せんと呼よんだ。

    They called their struggle a holy war.

    KMT7MilitaryPolitics & Law
    宗しゅう教きょう的てきな信しん念ねんが聖せい戦せんの引ひき金がねとなることがある。

    Religious beliefs can sometimes trigger holy wars.

    KMT8Religion & PhilosophyPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    聖
    ひじり…(11)
    holy・saint・sage・master・priest
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
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