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こうきょうけん 盧溝橋事件
Noun
1. Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)Historical term
Wikipedia definition
2. Marco Polo Bridge IncidentThe Marco Polo Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事變; also known as 七七事變, 七七盧溝橋事變 or the Lugouqiao Incident) was a battle between the Republic of China's National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army, often used as the marker for the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). The eleven-arch granite bridge, Lugouqiao, is an architecturally significant structure, restored by the Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722).
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Other forms
蘆溝橋事件 【ろこうきょうじけん】
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蘆溝橋事件: Irregular kanji usage.

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