Japanese

Alternative forms

• ㍼

Proper noun

昭和 ‎(hiragana しょうわ, romaji Shōwa)

1. The Shōwa era; the Japanese era beginning on December 25 1926 and ending on January 7 1989.

   昭和 (しょうわ)元年 (がんねん)

   shōwa gannen

   the first year of Shōwa (1926 by the Gregorian calendar)

Usage notes

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

See also

• 大正 (たいしょう) ‎(Taishō): The Taishō era; the era preceding the Shōwa era.
• 平成 (へいせい) ‎(Heisei): The Heisei era; the era following the Shōwa era.

References

• 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112

1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3