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)		 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
昭 和
しょう
Grade: 3		 わ
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 gannen ― the 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
Derived terms
  • 昭和維新 (しょうわいしん) (Shōwa Ishin)
  • 昭和基地 (しょうわきち) (Shōwa Kichi)
  • 昭和恐慌 (しょうわきょうこう) (Shōwa Kyōkō)
  • 昭和研究 (しょうわけんきゅう)会 (かい) (Shōwa Kenkyūkai)
  • 昭和元 (しょうわげん)祿 (ろく) (Shōwa Genroku)
  • 昭和新山 (しょうわしんざん) (Shōwa Shinzan)
  • 昭和 (しょうわ)通 (どお)り (Shōwa-dōri)
  • 昭和 (しょうわ)の日 (ひ) (Shōwa no Hi)

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
昭和

Proper noun

昭和

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