じゅうねんせんそう
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
Kanji used
ten
five
year
war
conflict
Pitch accent
じゅ
うごねんせ
んそう
Composed of
15; fifteen
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
war; fighting; fierce competition