Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “南北戦争”

南北戦争

なんぼくせんそう

american civil war (1861-1865)

Example sentence

Many American high-school students do not know that the Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

南

On: なん;な
Kun: みなみ
Stroke count: 9

・south

北

On: ほく
Kun: きた
Stroke count: 5

・north

戦

On: せん
Kun: いくさ;たたか.う;おのの.く;そよ.ぐ;わなな.く
Stroke count: 13

・war

・battle

・match

争

On: そう
Kun: あらそ.う;いか.でか
Stroke count: 6

・contend

・dispute

・argue