Jump to content

昭和

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(Redirected from )
U+337C, ㍼
SQUARE ERA NAME SYOUWA

[U+337B]
CJK Compatibility
[U+337D]

Chinese

[edit]
illustrious; manifest
mix together; peace; harmony
mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm
 
simp. and trad.
(昭和)
Wikipedia has an article on:

Etymology

[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

昭和

  1. Shōwa era of Japanese history

Adjective

[edit]

昭和

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) of Showa-style; Japanese imperialistic, militaristic or nationalistic
    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
しょう
Grade: 3

Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling

Etymology

[edit]

/ɕeuwa//ɕoːwa/

Literally, glorious harmony; from this passage in the 書経 (Shokyō, Classic of History):

百姓 [MSC, trad.]
百姓 [MSC, simp.]
bǎixìng zhāomíng, xié wànbāng, [Pinyin]
The [nobles officials of the] hundred surnames are gloriously enlightened; the myriad polities are united and harmonious

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]
 昭和 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Shōwa era on Wikipedia

(しょう)() (Shōwaせうわ (Seuwa)?

  1. the Shōwa era, 1926-1989
    昭和(しょうわ)元年(がんねん)Shōwa gannenthe first year of Shōwa (1926 in the Gregorian calendar)
  2. a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture

Usage notes

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: Showa, Shōwa
  • Chinese:
  • Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
  • Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

[edit]

昭和

  1. chữ Hán form of Chiêu Hòa (Shōwa era of Japanese history).