宣戦布告
せんせんふこく
declaration of war; proclamation of war
Meanings
Noun, Suru verb
declaration of war; proclamation of warFour-character idiom
Example sentences
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The reason for declaring war is not certain.
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Iran proclaimed war against the US.
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Japan declared war on the United States in December, 1941.
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You can say that the circumstances were thus in the period leading up to the declaration of war.
奇襲してから宣戦布告するのはよくあることらしいですが、10万人規模の非戦闘員の爆殺は前代未聞です。
Declaring war after a surprise attack is to be expected, but killing over ten thousand non-combatants with a bomb is something unheard of.