How to say war in Japanese

せんそうsensou Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • war

Example Sentences

100万ninno人々hitobitogaそのsono戦争sensoudeinochiwo落としotoshita
One million people lost their lives in the war.
サダムSADAMUga脅威kyouiでないdenaiなどnadoto言うiunohaakaがかったgakatta反戦運動hansen'undouno人達hitotachiくらいkurai
It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
kareha戦災孤児sensaikojiwoひきとってhikitotte養女youjoとしてtoshite育てていますsodateteimasu
He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
委員長iinchounochihananiwo運ぶhakobuんだndaっけkke?」「得点板tokutenbanto大玉oodamaもうmou一個綱引きtsunahikinotsuna
"Mr Chairman, what needs moving next, again?" "Scoreboard, giant ball and the tug-of-war rope."
戦場senjouni赴くomomukuカメラマンKAMERAMANga不発弾fuhatsudanno危険性kikenseiwo知らないshiranainoha不思議fushigida新聞社shinbunshaha教育kyouikuwo怠ってるokotatteru
It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.

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