Illustration: Across a damaged earthen fieldwork, two opposing groups of retainers remain in separate positions with matchlocks lowered and swords sheathed. Their officers meet in the open ground and exchange a restrained bow while stretcher bearers from both sides pass safely between them.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

休きゅう戦せん

kyuusen

ceasefire, truce

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれらは休戦きゅうせん条件じょうけんで合意ごういした。

    They agreed on cease-fire terms.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 新任しんにんの大使たいしは休戦きゅうせんを推おし進すすめて、これ以上いじょうの殺さつりくを終おわらせるでしょう。

    The new ambassador will push for a cease-fire to stop the killing.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 休戦きゅうせんを挟はさんで6年ねんに及およんだ戦争せんそうは、朝鮮ちょうせん・日本にっぽん・明めいの三国さんこくに重大じゅうだいな影響えいきょうを及およぼした。

    The war which lasted for six years including a cease-fire period, made a serious impact on Korea, Japan, and Ming.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 休戦

  • 休rest; day offOnキュウKunやすむ・やすまる・やすめる
  • 戦war; battleOnセンKunいくさ・たたかう・おののく

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