Japanese symbol for “postwar”

終戦後

しゅうせんご

Romaji: shuusengo

postwar

In Japanese, postwar is 終戦後, read しゅうせんご (shuusengo).

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Meanings

adj-no postwar

Kanji and stroke order

終

end, finish

on: シュウ
kun: お.わる、-お.わる、おわ.る、お.える

11 strokes · JLPT 3

戦

war, battle, match

on: セン
kun: いくさ、たたか.う、おのの.く、そよ.ぐ

13 strokes · JLPT 2

後

behind, back, later

on: ゴ、コウ
kun: のち、うし.ろ、うしろ、あと

9 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
最終	さいしゅう saishuu	last; final; closing
終了	しゅうりょう shuuryou	end; close; conclusion
終わり	おわり owari	end; ending; close
終わる	おわる owaru	to end; to come to an end; to finish
終戦	しゅうせん shuusen	end of war; cessation of hostilities
終える	おえる oeru	to finish; to get through with; to complete
戦争	せんそう sensou	war
戦い	たたかい tatakai	battle; war; fight
最後	さいご saigo	end; conclusion

See also: Chinese symbol for “postwar”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.