Illustration: On an ordinary Japanese shopping street in the early 1930s, a streetcar passes wooden shopfronts beneath overhead wires. A woman in everyday kimono walks with a schoolboy in period uniform, while a man in a felt hat and suit carries a wrapped purchase.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

戦せん前ぜん

senzen

before the war, prewar period

In Japan, this usually refers to the period before World War II. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 戦前せんぜんの都市計画としけいかくにより完成かんせいした。

    It was developed as part of a city plan that was conceived before the war.

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

  2. 戦前せんぜんはこの日ひは観兵式かんぺいしきが行おこなわれた。

    Before the war, military review was held on that day.

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

  3. 戦前せんぜんは帝国芸術院賞ていこくげいじゅついんしょうといった。

    Prior to World War II, it was referred to as the Imperial Arts Academy Award.

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

Kanji in 戦前

  • 戦war; battleOnセンKunいくさ・たたかう・おののく
  • 前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ

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