Word Meaning 昭和天皇

しょうわてんのう shouwatennou

昭和天皇 is read as しょうわてんのう (shouwatennou) and means Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989).

Meaning

English

  1. Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989)
  2. Emperor Showa
  3. Emperor Hirohito

Reading

Kana

しょうわてんのう

Romaji

shouwatennou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 49693 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

昭和

しょうわ

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

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)

Example Sentences

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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.