V-J Day

American  

[vee-jey] / ˈviˈdʒeɪ /

noun

1. August 15, 1945, the day Japan accepted the Allied surrender terms in World War II.

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V-J Day British  

noun

1. the day marking the Allied victory over Japan in World War II (Aug 15, 1945)

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V-J Day Cultural  

1. The day of victory over Japan for the Allies in World War II; September 2, 1945, the day of Japan's formal surrender. (Compare V-E Day.)

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Etymology

Origin of V-J Day

V-J: victory over Japan

Example Sentences

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V-J Day

But they are an anomaly, as out of date as the Japanese soldier who came blasting from a Pacific cave 10 years after V-J Day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

I was born less than two years after its counterpart V-J Day, marking the surrender of Imperial Japan in August 1945.

From Salon ● May 9, 2020

But it wasn’t just a celebration of the end of the conflict, nor was it just a celebration of V-J Day.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2016

A decade ago, he traveled to Pearl Harbor to celebrate the 60th anniversary of V-J Day aboard the Missouri, and last year he published a short book, "Surrender: September 2, 1945," chronicling his wartime experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2015

Three weeks after V-J Day, the Norfolk Journal and Guide reported layoffs of 1,500 Newport News shipyard workers and a “decrease for women workers, both white and colored.”

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly