戦国

See also: 戰國 and 战国

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戦	国
せん Grade: 4	こく > ごく Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
戰國 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 戦 (sen, “battle, war”) +‎ 国 (koku, “country”). The koku changes to goku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せんごく [sèńgókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋɡo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

戦(せん)国(ごく) • (sengoku) 

1. a warring state

   Synonym: 乱世 (ransei)

2. Short for 戦国時代 (sengoku jidai, “the Warring States period (of both Chinese and Japanese history)”).

Derived terms

• 戦国(せんごく)時(じ)代(だい) (sengoku jidai)