わん
湾
がん
岸
せん
戦
そう
争

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Gulf War (1990-1991).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
わん
湾
がん
岸
せん
戦
そう
争
 湾岸戦争 わんがんせんそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gulf, bay, inlet
ワン　いりえ (8th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
curve, stretching a bow
ワン　ひ.く (Kentei 1)
also, again
また　エキ　ヤク (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ　カ
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
beach
ガン　きし　けし (3rd, N2)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
reject(斥) variant
カン　かりがね　がんだれ
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
war, battle, match
セン　たたか.う　そよ.ぐ (4th, N3)
simple, one, single
タン　ひとえ (4th, N3)
fasten, halt, stop
リュウ　ル　と.める (Kentei 1)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
contend, dispute, argue
ソウ　あらそ.う　いか.でか (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)