戦後(せんご)

せんご
noun
postwar, after the war
1. postwar, after the war
The period after a war. In Japanese without further specification, this almost always refers to the period after World War II, from Japan's surrender in 1945 onward. Used broadly for the social, political, and economic changes that followed.
戦後(せんご)の復興(ふっこう)は目覚(めざ)ましかった。
The postwar recovery was remarkable.
戦後(せんご)間(ま)もなく新(あたら)しい憲法(けんぽう)が制定(せいてい)された。
A new constitution was established shortly after the war.
戦後(せんご)の日本(にほん)は高度経済成長(こうどけいざいせいちょう)を経(へ)て先進国(せんしんこく)の仲間入(なかまい)りを果(は)たした。
Postwar Japan achieved developed-nation status through a period of rapid economic growth.

USAGE:
When used without qualification, 戦後(せんご) refers to the period after World War II (from 1945 onward). It is one of the most important temporal reference points in modern Japanese discourse. The expression 戦後(せんご)N年(ねん) (N years after the war) is used to mark anniversaries.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦後(せんご)復興(ふっこう): postwar recovery/reconstruction
  • 戦後(せんご)日本(にほん): postwar Japan
  • 戦後(せんご)教育(きょういく): postwar education
  • 戦後(せんご)民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ): postwar democracy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 戦前(せんぜん): prewar (before the war)
  • 戦中(せんちゅう): during the war, wartime
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