Word Meaning 冷戦

れいせん reisen

冷戦 is read as れいせん (reisen) and means cold war.

Meaning

English

  1. cold war
  2. the Cold War

Reading

Kana

れいせん

Romaji

reisen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 3049 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冷戦時代

れいせんじだい

cold war era

冷たい戦争

つめたいせんそう

cold war

東西冷戦

とうざいれいせん

Cold War (between the East and the West)

新冷戦

しんれいせん

new cold war

冷戦終結

れいせんしゅうけつ

the end of the Cold War

冷戦型思考

れいせんがたしこう

Cold War mentality

冷たい

つべたい

cold (to the touch)

冷静

れいせい

calmness

冷水

れいすい

cold water

冷える

ひえる

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator)

冷やす

ひやす

to be frightened (at)

Example Sentences

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Cold-war tension has mounted.

The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.

The Cold War began after World War Two.

The Cold War may have ended, but the fear of war has not yet been removed from the minds of men.