学童疎開

Reading

Kana: がくどうそかい

Romaji: gakudousokai

Definition

noun

1

evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)

Kanji

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

童

Readings: ドウ、 わらべ

Meanings: juvenile, child

疎

Readings: ソ、 ショ、 うと.い、 うと.む、 まば.ら

Meanings: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

開

Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける

Meanings: open, unfold, unseal