慶応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慶	応
けい Grade: S	おう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
慶應 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːo̞ː]

Proper noun

慶(けい)応(おう) • (Keiō) 

1. the Keiō era, 1865–1868
2. (short form, fully 「慶應義塾大学」) Keio University (the oldest institute of higher education in Japan (est. 1858), located in Minato, Tokyo)

Synonyms

• (Keio University): 慶大(けいだい) (Keidai)

See also

• 元治(げんじ) (Genji) (era preceding Keiō)
• 明治(めいじ) (Meiji) (era following Keiō)

Further reading

Era

• Keiō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 慶応 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

University

• Keio University on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 慶應義塾大学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja