昭

shining, bright

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

あきあきらかずかずみてる

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:697

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
昭和	ショウワ	Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
昭和時代	ショウワジダイ	Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
昭昭	ショウショウ	clear; bright; plain; obvious
昭然	ショウゼン	manifest; clear; evident; obvious
昭代	ショウダイ	glorious reign; enlightened era

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
昭々	しょうしょう	clear; bright; plain; obvious
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)
昭和の日	しょうわのひ	Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day
遍昭	へんじょう	universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
昭和天皇	しょうわてんのう	Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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