承和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
承	和
じょう Grade: 6	わ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
承	和
しょう Grade: 6	わ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːβ̞a̠]

• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠]

Proper noun

承(じょう)和(わ) or 承(しょう)和(わ) • (Jōwa or Shōwa) 

1. the Jōwa era, 834-848

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 貞和(じょうわ) (Jōwa), the Jōwa era of 1345–1350; with 正和(しょうわ) (Shōwa), the Shōwa era of 1312–1317; or with 昭和(しょうわ) (Shōwa), the Shōwa era of 1926–1989.

See also

• 天長(てんちょう) (Tenchō) (era preceding Jōwa)
• 嘉祥(かしょう) (Kashō) (era following Jōwa)