大正


U+337D, ㍽
SQUARE ERA NAME TAISYOU

[U+337C]
CJK Compatibility
[U+337E]

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
simp. and trad.
(大正)
anagram 正大

Pronunciation 1


Adjective

大正

  1. (literary) just; fair and honest
Synonyms
Antonyms

Noun

大正

  1. (historical) name of an ancient official title

Proper noun

大正

  1. Taishō era of Japanese history
  2. (literary) Alternative name for 太白星 (Tàibáixīng, “Venus”).

Pronunciation 2


Verb

大正

  1. (archaic) to send a punitive expedition

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いしょー [tàíshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠iɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

(たい)(しょう) • (Taishō

  1. the Taishō era, 1912-1926

Derived terms

  • (たい)(しょう)()(まん) (Taishō roman)

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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

大正

  1. chữ Hán form of Đại Chính (Taishō era of Japanese history)