# 昭和

| ㍼ | U+337C, &#13180; SQUARE ERA NAME SYOUWA |
| ← ㍻ [U+337B] | CJK Compatibility | ㍽ → [U+337D] |

## Chinese

* 昭和

### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Zhāohé
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄏㄜˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu$^1$ wo$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiau-hô
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāohé
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄏㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Jhaohé
*** Wade–Giles: Chao$^1$-ho$^2$
*** Yale: Jāu-hé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jauher
*** Palladius: Чжаохэ (Čžaoxɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ciu$^1$ wo$^4$
*** Yale: chīu wòh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu$^1$ wo$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qiu$^1$ wo$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ wɔː²¹/
* 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/

### Proper noun

昭和
* Shōwa era of Japanese history

### 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 :
| 昭 | 和 |
| しょう Grade: 3 | わ Grade: 3 |
| goon ||
* Alternative spelling

### Etymology

/ɕeuwa/ → /ɕoːwa/
Literally, “glorious harmony”; from this passage in the 書経 (Shokyō, “Classic of History”):
    bǎixìng zhāomíng, xiéhé wànbāng, [Pinyin]
    The [nobles officials of the] hundred surnames are gloriously enlightened; the myriad polities are united and harmonious

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょーわ [shòówá] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) しょーわ [shóꜜòwà] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕo̞ːβ̞a̠]

### Proper noun

昭(しょう)和(わ) • (Shōwa)
* the Shōwa era, 1926-1989
    昭和(しょうわ)元年(がんねん) ― 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(しょうわ) (Shōwa), the Shōwa era of 1312–1317; or with 承和(じょうわ) (Jōwa) the Jōwa era of 834–848; the latter which may also be read as Shōwa.

#### Derived terms

* 昭(しょう)和(わ)維(い)新(しん) (Shōwa Ishin)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)基(き)地(ち) (Shōwa Kichi)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)恐(きょう)慌(こう) (Shōwa Kyōkō)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)研(けん)究(きゅう)会(かい) (Shōwa Kenkyūkai)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)元(げん)禄(ろく) (Shōwa Genroku)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)新(しん)山(ざん) (Shōwa Shinzan)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)通(どお)り (Shōwa-dōri)
* 昭(しょう)和(わ)の日(ひ) (Shōwa no Hi)

#### Descendants

* → English: Showa, Shōwa
* → Chinese:
** Mandarin: 昭和 (Zhāohé)
* → Korean: 쇼와 (Syowa)
* → Vietnamese: Showa, Chiêu Hòa

#### See also

* 大(たい)正(しょう) (Taishō) (era preceding Shōwa)
* 平(へい)成(せい) (Heisei) (era following Shōwa)

### References

* 1 2 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 :
| 昭 | 和 |

### Proper noun

昭和
* chữ Hán form of Chiêu Hòa (“Shōwa era of Japanese history”).