Meaning
戦前 (せんぜん, senzen) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “prewar period”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 9
戦前の生活は今と全く違いました。
Life in the prewar era was quite different from that of now.
戦前、ヨーロッパへ行きました。
I went to Europe before the war.
大阪市には戦前には舞妓が居た。
In Osaka City there were Maiko before the war.
戦前はよく彼と一緒だったものだ.
I used to see a lot of him [was with him a great deal] before the war.
戦前の日本では父親の威光は大したものだった.
In prewar Japan a father used to have great authority over his family.
その映画は戦前の雰囲気を完ぺきに再現している.
The film reproduces the prewar atmosphere perfectly.
戦前と違い,今は大学出も掃いて捨てるほどいる.
Unlike in prewar days, university graduates are now a dime a dozen.
戦前の我が国では校舎はほとんど木で造られていた.
In pre‐war Japan most schoolhouses were built [constructed] of wood.
これは、戦前の空手写真などを見れば明らかである。
This is obvious from pictures of karate practitioners taken prior to WWII.