承和

承和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
承	和
じょう Grade: 5	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
承	和
しょう Grade: 5	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

承和 (hiragana じょうわ, rōmaji Jōwa, alternative reading しょうわ, rōmaji Shōwa)

1. Jōwa era (January 834–June 848)

Usage notes

• 承和 (“​Jōwa era”) is preceded by 天 (てん)長 (ちょう) (tenchō, “Tenchō”) and followed by 嘉 (か)祥 (しょう) (kashō, “Kashō”).
• Not to be confused with 貞和, the Jōwa era of 1345–1350, with 正和, the Shōwa era of 1312–1317, or with 昭和, the Shōwa era of 1926–1989.

Further reading

• Jōwa (Heian period) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 承和 (日本) on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja