Japanese word

戦後

Pronunciation

Romajisengo

Meaning

  • adverbafter the war

Example

戦後、町は少しずつ元気になりました。sen go machi wa suko shi zu tsu gen ki ni na ri ma shi ta

After the war, the town gradually recovered.

Illustration for 戦後 (after the war)

More examples

祖父は戦後、東京で働き始めました。so fu wa sen go tō kyō de hatara ki haji me ma shi ta

My grandfather started working in Tokyo after the war.

Core concept

Marks a time after a war has ended, with attention focused on the conditions that follow it.

Common phrases

  • 戦後すぐにsen go su gu ni

    soon after the war

  • 戦後間もなくsen go ma mo na ku

    shortly after the war

Definition in Japanese

戦争が終わった後の時期に。sen sō ga o wa tta ato no ji ki ni

Word origin

戦後 (sengo) combines 戦 (sen, "war") and 後 (go, "after") as a Sino-Japanese compound meaning a time after a war.

Usage tips

  • In discussions of modern Japan, 戦後 (sengo) often means the period after World War II, especially when describing social change.

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