抗战

Traditional form:

抗戰

Pinyin (reading):

kàngzhàn

Definitions:

• war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)

Characters:

• 抗 - to defy, to fight, to resist
• 战 - war, fighting, battle

Traditional characters:

• 抗 - to defy, to fight, to resist
• 戰 - war, fighting, battle