Word Meaning 宣戦布告

せんせんふこく sensenfukoku

宣戦布告 is read as せんせんふこく (sensenfukoku) and means declaration of war.

Meaning

English

declaration of war
proclamation of war

Reading

Kana

せんせんふこく

Romaji

sensenfukoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 43386 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宣告

せんこく

sentence

宣戦

せんせん

declaration of war

宣告書

せんこくしょ

(written) judgement or verdict (judgment)

宣伝戦

せんでんせん

propaganda war

宣布

せんぷ

proclamation

大統領布告

だいとうりょうふこく

presidential decree

破産宣告

はさんせんこく

adjudication of bankruptcy

死亡宣告

しぼうせんこく

declaration of death

余命宣告

よめいせんこく

telling a patient how long they have left to live

死刑宣告

しけいせんこく

death sentence

布告

ふこく

edict

失踪宣告

しっそうせんこく

court decision declaring a missing person legally dead

Example Sentences

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.