支那事変

支那事変

Japanese

Kanji in this term
支	那	事	変
し Grade: 5	な Grade: S	じ Grade: 3	へん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
支那事變 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

支(し)那(な)事(じ)変(へん) • (Shina Jihen) 

1. (dated) the Second Sino-Japanese War

Usage notes

The term 事変 (じへん, ​jihen) was used by then-Japanese cabinet in 1937, as no formal declaration of war existed between China and Japan until 1941.