柳条湖事件 りゅうじょうこじけん Also written りゅうじょうこうじけん, 柳条溝事件 Meanings Noun Liutiaohu Incident (1931 railway bombing triggering the Manchurian Incident) See also: 満州事変 (まんしゅうじへん). Kanji 柳 willow. Read as リュウ. 条 clause. Read as ジョウ. 湖 lake 事 matter 件 case. Read as ケン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists