- senka war damage, ravages of war, horrors of war
Used in formal writing or news to describe large-scale destruction and suffering caused by war, often in historical or contemporary reports.
戦禍を逃れた人々は隣国へ向かった。
Senka o nogareta hitobito wa ringoku e mukatta.
The people who escaped the ravages of war headed to a neighboring country.
その町は戦禍で焼け野原になった。
Sono machi wa senka de yakenohara ni natta.
The town was reduced to a burnt field by war damage.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 戦火 (senka), which refers to the flames or outbreak of war, while 戦禍 (senka) focuses on the damage and suffering left behind.
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