大戦

たいせん

great war, great battle

What does 大戦 mean?

大戦 is a Japanese noun meaning great war, great battle in English. It is written as 大戦 in kanji, たいせん in hiragana, and taisen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの家の繁栄は大戦中からのことだ。

The prosperity of the family dates from the Great War.