冷戦

See also: 冷戰 and 冷战

Japanese

Kanji in this term
冷	戦
れい Grade: 4	せん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
冷戰 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

1. the Cold War
   • 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(たい)段(だん) [Jacob’s Stairway]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) (Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう)) [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 90:

     ソ連(れん)が崩(ほう)壊(かい)して東(とう)西(ざい)冷(れい)戦(せん)は終(お)わったんだ

     Soren ga hōkaishite Tōzai Reisen wa owattan da

     It’s ‘cuz the Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended

Noun

1. a cold war

Synonyms

• 冷(つめ)たい戦(せん)争(そう) (Tsumetai Sensō)