昭和

Contents

JapaneseEdit

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

Alternative formsEdit

• ㍼

EtymologyEdit

PronunciationEdit

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しょうわ [shòówá] (Heiban - [0])
• (Tokyo) しょ​うわ [shóꜜòwà] (Atamadaka - [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Proper nounEdit

昭和 ‎(hiragana しょうわ, romaji Shōwa)

1. The Shōwa era; the Japanese era beginning on December 25 1926 and ending on January 7 1989.

   昭和 (しょうわ)元年 (がんねん)

   shōwa gannen

   the first year of Shōwa (1926 by the Gregorian calendar)

Usage notesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

• 大正 (たいしょう) ‎(Taishō): The Taishō era; the era preceding the Shōwa era.
• 平成 (へいせい) ‎(Heisei): The Heisei era; the era following the Shōwa era.

ReferencesEdit

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112