昭和

㍼ U+337C, ㍼
SQUARE ERA NAME SYOUWA
← ㍻
[U+337B] 		CJK Compatibility ㍽ →
[U+337D]

Chinese
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)		 昭 和

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

昭和

  1. Shōwa era of Japanese history

Adjective

昭和

  1. (neologism, Internet slang) of Showa-style; Japanese imperialistic; Japanese militaristic
    Alternative form: 招核 (Zhāohé)

Usage notes

Mainly use to describe or modify things happen in Greater China, Korea Peninsula or Japan, expressing a strong tone.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
昭 和
しょう
Grade: 3		 わ
Grade: 3
goon
Alternative spelling
㍼

Etymology

/ɕeuwa/ → /ɕoːwa/

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

百姓昭明，協和萬邦， [MSC, trad.]
百姓昭明，协和万邦， [MSC, simp.]
bǎixìng zhāomíng, xiéhé wànbāng, [Pinyin]
The [nobles officials of the] hundred surnames are gloriously enlightened; the myriad polities are united and harmonious

Pronunciation

Proper noun

昭(しょう)和(わ) • (Shōwa) ←せうわ (sewa)?

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

Usage notes

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)維(い)新(しん) (Shōwa Ishin)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)基(き)地(ち) (Shōwa Kichi)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)恐(きょう)慌(こう) (Shōwa Kyōkō)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)研(けん)究(きゅう)会(かい) (Shōwa Kenkyūkai)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)元(げん)禄(ろく) (Shōwa Genroku)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)新(しん)山(ざん) (Shōwa Shinzan)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)通(どお)り (Shōwa-dōri)
  • 昭(しょう)和(わ)の日(ひ) (Shōwa no Hi)

Descendants
  • → English: Showa, Shōwa
  • → Chinese:
  • → Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
  • → Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa

See also

References
  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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
昭和

Proper noun

昭和

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