VocabJLPT N2
postwar period
Nounの-AdjectiveAdverb

Definitions

  1. 1. postwar period
  2. 2. period after Second World War
  3. 3. Post-war
This noun refers to the period after a war, most commonly used in Japanese to mean the years following World War II. It frequently appears in discussions of Japanese history, culture, and social change during that era.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I wonder if someday people who never knew the postwar period will become the majority.

Sentence 2

Lately, postwar ballads make me want to cry.

Sentence 3

You're right that postwar values are still baked into the system today.

Sentence 4

Where exactly does the postwar period end and the high-growth era begin?

Sentence 5

I suddenly remembered my father once talking about the postwar black markets.