Word details

南北戦争

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 南北戦争.

Dictionary

Entry

南北戦争んぼくせんそうNounFreq #62321
1

Historical term

American Civil War (1861-1865)

Examples
アメリカの高校生で、南北戦争が1861年から1865年までの間に起こったことをしらないものが多い。
Many American high-school students do not know that the Civil War took place between 1861 and 1865.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

south

9 strokesFrequency 341JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ナン

Kun

みなみ

Nanori

なみみなみまみ

north

5 strokesFrequency 153JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ホク

Kun

きた

Nanori

きらほうほっほつ

war, battle, match

13 strokesFrequency 78JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Nanori

contend, dispute, argue

6 strokesFrequency 271JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ソウ

Kun

あらそ.ういか.でか

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