事変

See also: 事变 and 事變

Japanese

Kanji in this term
事	変
じ Grade: 3	へん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
事變 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じ​へん [jíꜜhèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑihẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

事(じ)変(へん) • (jihen) 

1. severe incident
2. (military) conflict, especially an undeclared war

   支那(しな)事変(じへん)

   shina jihen

   "China Incident"
   (the official name of the Second Sino-Japanese War in Japan before declaration of war in 1941)