Ceasefire - Teisen

Japanese: 停戦 - ていせん

〘 noun 〙 A temporary cessation of hostilities in a local or all-area by agreement during war. It is used for the purpose of accommodating the wounded on the battlefield, burying the dead, and negotiating surrender and withdrawal. "Armistice Agreement" *Tutoru Monogatari (1941) by Hideo Shibusawa A rusty bayonet "It had been a year and a half since the ceasefire" [A Manuscript of Passionate History - Biography of Zhang Zhidong]

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Japanese:

〘名〙戦争中、一時的に局地または全域にわたる敵対行為を合意により中止すること。戦場における負傷者の収容、死者の埋葬、降伏・撤退の交渉などのために行なう。「停戦協定」※通学物語（1941）〈渋沢秀雄〉錆びた銃剣「停戦から一年半もたってゐたのに」〔情史稿‐張之洞伝〕

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