Where does “太平洋戦争” come from?
太平洋戦争 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 戦争 — war; to wage war.
太平洋戦争 (Japanese): the Pacific War
Definitions
- the Pacific War
Ancestry of “太平洋戦争”, step by step
太平洋戦争 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 戦争
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 戦争 | war; to wage war |
via Japanese 太平洋
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 太平洋 | Pacific Ocean |