昭和の大合併

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昭	和	大	合	併
しょう Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3	だい Grade: 1	がっ Grade: 2	へい > ぺい Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
昭和の大合倂 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of しょうわ (Shōwa) +‎ 大 (dai, “great”) +‎ 合併 (gappei, “merger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠no̞da̠iɡa̠p̚pe̞ː]

Proper noun

昭(しょう)和(わ)の大(だい)合(がっ)併(ぺい) • (Shōwa No Daigappei) 

1. A large-scale merger of municipalities in Japan between 1953 and 1956, during Shōwa era.