昭 — kanji meaning “shining”
昭
shining, bright
- Meanings
- shining, bright
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- あき、あきら、かず、かずみ、てる
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #697 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 72
- Chinese reading
- zhāo — Chinese character page
Words with 昭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昭和 | しょうわ shouwa | Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7) |
| 昭和大学 | しょうわだいがく shouwadaigaku | Showa University |
| 昭栄 | しょうえい shouei | Shoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company) |
| 昭代 | しょうだい shoudai | glorious reign; enlightened era |
| 昭和時代 | しょうわじだい shouwajidai | Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period |
| 昭昭 | しょうしょう shoushou | clear; bright; plain |
| 昭然 | しょうぜん shouzen | manifest; clear; evident |
| 昭和一桁 | しょうわひとけた shouwahitoketa | (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 shouwagenroku | 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 shouwashi | history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989) |
| 昭和の日 | しょうわのひ shouwanohi | Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day |
| 昭和恐慌 | しょうわきょうこう shouwakyoukou | Shōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression) |
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