昭和
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Chinese
| illustrious; manifest | mix together; peace; harmony mix together; peace; harmony; and; with; union; cap (a poem); respond in singing; soft; warm | ||
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| simp. and trad. (昭和) |
昭 | 和 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ciu1 wo4
- Yale: chīu wòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu1 wo4
- Guangdong Romanization: qiu1 wo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-hô
- Tâi-lô: Tsiau-hô
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciau'hooi
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau³³ ho²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² ho¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɤ²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
昭和
Adjective
昭和
- (neologism, Internet slang) of Showa-style; Japanese imperialistic, militaristic or nationalistic
- 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 | |
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| 昭 | 和 |
| しょう Grade: 3 |
わ Grade: 3 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| ㍼ |
Etymology
/ɕeuwa/ → /ɕoːwa/
Literally, “glorious harmony”; from this passage in the 書経 (Shokyō, “Classic of History”):
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) しょーわ [shòówá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) しょーわ [shóꜜòwà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠]
Proper noun
- the Shōwa era, 1926-1989
- 昭和元年 ― Shōwa gannen ― the first year of Shōwa (1926 in the Gregorian calendar)
- a placename, especially of a ward in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 正和 (Shōwa), the Shōwa era of 1312–1317; or with 承和 (Jōwa) the Jōwa era of 834–848; the latter which may also be read as Shōwa.
Derived terms
- 昭和維新 (Shōwa Ishin)
- 昭和基地 (Shōwa Kichi)
- 昭和恐慌 (Shōwa Kyōkō)
- 昭和研究会 (Shōwa Kenkyūkai)
- 昭和元禄 (Shōwa Genroku)
- 昭和新山 (Shōwa Shinzan)
- 昭和通り (Shōwa-dōri)
- 昭和の日 (Shōwa no Hi)
Descendants
- → English: Showa
- → Chinese:
- Mandarin: 昭和 (Zhāohé)
- → Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
- → Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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| 昭 | 和 |
Proper noun
昭和