"昭和" meaning in Japanese

See 昭和 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠] Forms: 昭和 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), ()), Shōwa [romanization], Seuwa [romanization], せうわ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /ɕeuwa/ → /ɕoːwa/ Literally, “glorious harmony”; from this passage in the 書経 (Shokyō, “Classic of History”) Etymology templates: {{m-g|glorious harmony}} “glorious harmony”, {{lit|glorious harmony}} Literally, “glorious harmony” Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しょうわ|hhira=せうわ}} 昭(しょう)和(わ) • (Shōwa) ^(←せうわ (Seuwa)?)
  1. the Shōwa era, 1926-1989 Categories (topical): Historical periods
    Sense id: en-昭和-ja-name-4nnlv3Od Disambiguation of Historical periods: 73 27 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 17 32 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 59 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 62 38 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 60 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 60 40
  2. a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
    Sense id: en-昭和-ja-name-9trFQAEt Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 17 32 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 17 33 21 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 昭和維新 (Shōwa Ishin) (ruby: (しょう), (), (), (しん)), 昭和基地 (Shōwa Kichi) (ruby: (しょう), (), (), ()), 昭和恐慌 (Shōwa Kyōkō) (ruby: (しょう), (), (きょう), (こう)), 昭和研究会 (Shōwa Kenkyūkai) (ruby: (しょう), (), (けん), (きゅう), (かい)), 昭和元禄 (Shōwa Genroku) (ruby: (しょう), (), (げん), (ろく)), 昭和新山 (Shōwa Shinzan) (ruby: (しょう), (), (しん), (ざん)), 昭和通り (Shōwa-dōri) (ruby: (しょう), (), (どお)), 昭和の日 (Shōwa no Hi) (ruby: (しょう), (), ()) Related terms: 大正 (era preceding Shōwa) (ruby: (たい), (しょう)), 平成 (era follow Shōwa) (ruby: (へい), (せい))
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              "昭和",
              "しょうわ"
            ],
            [
              "元年",
              "がんねん"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "昭和元年 ― Shōwa gannen ― the first year of Shōwa (1926 in the Gregorian calendar)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Shōwa era, 1926-1989"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "era",
          "era"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "placename",
          "placename"
        ],
        [
          "ward",
          "ward"
        ],
        [
          "Nagoya",
          "Nagoya"
        ],
        [
          "Aichi",
          "Aichi"
        ],
        [
          "Prefecture",
          "prefecture"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しょーわ"
    },
    {
      "other": "しょーわ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Shōwa era",
    "ja:昭和"
  ],
  "word": "昭和"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 昭和 meaning in Japanese (4.9kB)

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  "title": "昭和",
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