反戦(はんせん)

はんせん
noun
anti-war; opposition to war
politicsmilitary
1. anti-war; opposition to war
Opposing war, or a particular war, as a political stance. Used almost always before another noun: anti-war movements, songs, and demonstrations.
反戦(はんせん)運動(うんどう)に参加(さんか)する。
To take part in the anti-war movement.
駅前(えきまえ)で反戦(はんせん)デモが行(おこな)われた。
An anti-war demonstration was held in front of the station.
祖母(そぼ)は戦争(せんそう)を体験(たいけん)した世代(せだい)として、最後(さいご)まで反戦(はんせん)を訴(うった)え続(つづ)けた。
As one of the generation that lived through the war, my grandmother spoke out against war to the very end.

Common collocations

  • 反戦(はんせん)運動(うんどう): anti-war movement
  • 反戦(はんせん)デモ: anti-war demonstration
  • 反戦(はんせん)歌(か) / 反戦(はんせん)ソング: anti-war song
  • 反戦(はんせん)を訴(うった)える: to call for an end to war

Similar words

  • 平和(へいわ)主義(しゅぎ): pacifism, a general principle; 反戦(はんせん) is opposition voiced against war, often a specific one
  • 非戦(ひせん): renouncing war (literary, historical)

Related Words

Compare: 平和主義(へいわしゅぎ) (pacifism, a general principle)
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