戦前派

せんぜんは
noun
the prewar generation; prewar school (of thought)
1. the prewar generation; people of the prewar era
People who were born and grew up before World War II, or whose values and outlook were shaped in that era. Often contrasted with the postwar generation.
祖父(そふ)は戦前派(せんぜんは)だ。
My grandfather is of the prewar generation.
戦前派(せんぜんは)の考(かんが)え方(かた)は今(いま)とは違(ちが)う。
The prewar generation's way of thinking differs from today's.
戦前派(せんぜんは)の作家(さっか)は、古典(こてん)の素養(そよう)が深(ふか)い人(ひと)が多(おお)い。
Many prewar-generation writers have a deep grounding in the classics.

Compound of 戦前(せんぜん) (prewar) and the suffix 派(は) (faction, school, group).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 戦前派(せんぜんは)の世代(せだい): the prewar generation
  • 戦前派(せんぜんは)の価値観(かちかん): prewar-generation values

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 戦後派(せんごは): the postwar generation — the direct counterpart
  • 団塊(だんかい)の世代(せだい): the baby-boomer generation — a specific postwar cohort
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