三光作戦

さんこうさくせん

Meanings

1. Noun Three Alls Strategy (Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War) (三光 is a ref. to a Chinese phrase meaning 'kill all, burn all, loot all')

Kanji

• 三 three. Read as サン.
• 光 light. Read as コウ.
• 作 make. Read as サク.
• 戦 war. Read as セン.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists