Word Meaning 昭和

しょうわ shouwa

昭和 is read as しょうわ (shouwa) and means Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7).

Meaning

English

  1. Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  2. reminiscent of the Shōwa era
  3. Shōwa-nostalgic
  4. old-fashioned
  5. quaint
  6. old-school

Reading

Kana

しょうわ

Romaji

shouwa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 死語,昭和後期,バブル,バブル経済,バブル景気,昭和レトロ,古い,ちゃぶ台 Rank 1686 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

昭和女子大学

しょうわじょしだいがく

Shouwa Women's University

昭和大学

しょうわだいがく

Showa University

昭和時代

しょうわじだい

Shōwa period (1926-1989)

昭和の日

しょうわのひ

Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29)

昭和音楽大学

しょうわおんがくだいがく

Showa Academia Musicae

昭和基地

しょうわきち

Shōwa Station (Antarctica)

昭和薬科大学

しょうわやっかだいがく

Showa Pharmaceutical University

昭和史

しょうわし

history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

昭和美術館

しょうわびじゅつかん

Showa Museum of Art

昭和維新

しょうわいしん

Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)

昭和天皇

しょうわてんのう

Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989)

Example Sentences

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I was born during the Showa era.

Heisei is next after the Showa era.

The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.

I'm a man born in the Showa era.

I'm a man born in the Showa era.

The crime of adultery was abolished in 1947.

The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.

The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.

However, in 2007, this holiday moved to May 4th, while April 29th became the memorial day of Showa, called "Showa no Hi".