戦時(せんじ)

せんじ
noun
wartime
1. wartime, time of war
A period during which a war is being fought. Often used as a modifier (戦時(せんじ)の/戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう)の) to describe conditions, laws, or situations during war.
戦時(せんじ)の生活(せいかつ)は厳(きび)しかった。
Life during wartime was harsh.
戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう)は食料(しょくりょう)が不足(ふそく)していた。
Food was scarce during the war.
戦時(せんじ)体制(たいせい)のもとで国民(こくみん)の自由(じゆう)は大(おお)きく制限(せいげん)された。
Under the wartime regime, the freedoms of citizens were severely restricted.

USAGE:
Often used as a modifier before nouns: 戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう) (during wartime), 戦時(せんじ)体制(たいせい) (wartime regime), 戦時(せんじ)下(か) (under wartime conditions). Contrasts with 平時(へいじ) (peacetime).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦時(せんじ)中(ちゅう): during wartime
  • 戦時(せんじ)体制(たいせい): wartime regime/system
  • 戦時(せんじ)下(か): under wartime conditions
  • 戦時(せんじ)国際法(こくさいほう): laws of war

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 平時(へいじ): peacetime (antonym)
  • 戦乱(せんらん): war and turmoil (emphasizes chaos)
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