薩長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さつ
Jinmeiyō
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

(さっ) (Sa', Clipping of 薩摩) + (ちょう) (Chō, Clipping of 長州)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sa̠t̚t͡ɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

薩長(さっちょう) • (Satchō

  1. (history) the Satsuma Domain and the Chōshū Domain
    (さっ)(ちょう)(どう)(めい)
    Satchō dōmei
    the Satchō Alliance (Satsuma–Chōshū Alliance).