昭和

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhāohé

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄏㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu¹ wo⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): Chiau-hô

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāohé
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄏㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhaohé
    • Wade–Giles: Chao¹-ho²
    • Yale: Jāu-hé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jauher
    • Palladius: Чжаохэ (Čžaoxɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu¹ wo⁴
    • Yale: chīu wòh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ wo⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ wo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-hô
    • Tâi-lô: Tsiau-hô
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciau'hooi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiau⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiau³³ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiau⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiau⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/

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

Usage notes

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

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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.]

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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

• (Tokyo) しょーわ [shòówá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) しょ​ーわ [shóꜜòwà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

昭(しょう)和(わ) • (Shōwa) ^{←せうわ (seuwa)?}

1. the modern Shōwa period (Japanese era that began on 25 December 1926 and ended on 7 January 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

• Not to be confused with the 正和 (Shōwa) era of 1312–1317, or with the 承和 (Jōwa) era of 834–848; the latter which may also be read as Shōwa.

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:
  • Mandarin: 昭和 (Zhāohé)
• → Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
• → Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa

See also

• 大(たい)正(しょう) (Taishō): era preceding the Shōwa era
• 平(へい)成(せい) (Heisei): era following the Shōwa era

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
昭	和

Proper noun

昭和

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