| When a Japanese soldier was killed in duty, by accident, by war damage such as an air raid, died of illness, or when a soldier other than Japanese was killed in action, the term sange is not usually used. |
なお、日本兵でも殉職や事故・病死、空襲等による戦災死、他国兵士が戦死した時は散華とは通常言わない。 |