Kanji1 / 9
昭 kanji
shining, bright
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ショウ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 昭
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —昭和PopularShōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
- —昭nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
- —昭昭clear; bright; plain; obvious
- —昭然manifest; clear; evident; obvious
- —昭代glorious reign; enlightened era
- —昭示elucidation; explicit statement
- —昭栄Shoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company)
- —昭和史history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)
- —昭陽舎court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
- —昭和時代Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
- —昭和一桁(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)
- —昭和元禄the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
- —昭和の日Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
- —昭和恐慌Shōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression)
- —昭和維新Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
- —昭和基地Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station
- —昭和天皇Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
- —昭和大学Showa University
- —昭和レトロShōwa retro; Shōwa era-style; reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic
- —昭和美術館Showa Museum of Art