昭和

U+337C, ㍼
SQUARE ERA NAME SYOUWA

[U+337B]
CJK Compatibility
[U+337D]

Chinese

illustrious; manifest
 
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
simp. and trad.
(昭和)

Pronunciation

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

昭和

  1. Shōwa era of Japanese history

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
goon

Alternative forms

Etymology

/ɕeuwa//ɕoːwa/

Pronunciation

Proper noun

昭和 (hiragana しょうわ, rōmaji Shōwa, historical hiragana せうわ)

  1. the Shōwa period (Japanese era that began on 25 December 1926 and ended on 7 January 1989)
    昭和 (しょうわ)元年 (がんねん)Shōwa gannenthe first year of Shōwa (1926 in the Gregorian calendar)
  2. a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Usage notes

  • Not to be confused with the 正和 (Shōwa) era of 1312–1317, or with the 承和 (Jōwa) era of 834–848; the latter which may also be read as Shōwa.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Showa, Shōwa
  • Chinese:
  • Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
  • Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa

See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term

Proper noun

昭和

  1. Hán tự form of Chiêu Hòa (Shōwa era of Japanese history).
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