昭和
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Chinese edit
illustrious; manifest | mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm | ||
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simp. and trad. (昭和) |
昭 | 和 |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
昭和
Adjective edit
昭和
- (neologism, Internet slang) of Showa-style; Japanese imperialistic; Japanese militaristic
- Alternative form: 招核 (Zhāohé)
Usage notes edit
Mainly use to describe or modify things happen in Greater China, Korea Peninsula or Japan, expressing a strong tone.
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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昭 | 和 |
しょう Grade: 3 |
わ Grade: 3 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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㍼ |
Etymology edit
/ɕeuwa/ → /ɕoːwa/
Literally “glorious harmony”; from this passage in the 書経 (Shokyō, “Classic of History”):
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) しょーわ [shòówá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しょーわ [shóꜜòwà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]
Proper noun edit
- the Shōwa era, 1926-1989
- 昭和元年 ― Shōwa gannen ― the first year of Shōwa (1926 in the Gregorian calendar)
- a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Usage notes edit
- Not to be confused with 正和 (Shōwa), the Shōwa era of 1312–1317; or with 承和 (Jōwa) the Jōwa era of 834–848; the latter which may also be read as Shōwa.
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Descendants edit
- → English: Showa, Shōwa
- → Chinese:
- Mandarin: 昭和 (Zhāohé)
- → Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
- → Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa
See also edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Vietnamese edit
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昭 | 和 |
Proper noun edit
昭和