昭和 (しょうわ)Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic
- Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashionedadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Kanji in 昭和
- 昭Shining; BrightRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 和Harmony; Japanese Style; PeaceRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 昭しょうnth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- 昭々しょうしょうclear; bright
- 昭代しょうだいglorious reign; enlightened era
- 昭和の日しょうわのひShōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
- 昭和一桁しょうわひとけた(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)
- 昭和元禄しょうわげんろくthe flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
- 昭和史しょうわしhistory of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- 昭和基地しょうわきちShōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station
- グアテマラ共和国グアテマラきょうわこくRepublic of Guatemala
- 和平わへいpeace
- 平和へいわpeace; harmony
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- 緩和かんわrelief; mitigation
- 共和きょうわrepublican; cooperative
- 和解わかいreconciliation; amicable settlement
- 共和党きょうわとうRepublican Party
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