昭
昭

shining, bright

9 strokesFrequency 697JLPT N1Grade 3

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ショウ

Nanori

あきあきらかずかずみてる

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

shining

Constituents

?summon
刀dagger
刀sword
口mouth
召seduce
日day
日sun

Mnemonic Stories

The sun seduced Icarus with its mesmerizing shining, drawing him ever higher into the sky until his wax wings melted and he plummeted into the sea.

Dictionary

Common Words

昭和しょうわFreq #6860
1

Historical term; Common noun

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

Examples
昭和１０年は西暦１９３５年です。
The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.
2

Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school

昭示しょうじNoun～する VerbFreq #48079
1

elucidation; explicit statement

昭しょうFreq #49430
1

Abbreviation; Prefix

nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

昭和天皇しょうわてんのうNounFreq #86183
1

Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito

昭和時代しょうわじだいNounFreq #97239
1

Historical term

Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period

昭代しょうだいNounFreq #118429
1

glorious reign; enlightened era

昭和維新しょうわいしんNounFreq #123271
1

Historical term

Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)

遍照遍昭へんじょうへんしょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #130377
1

universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)

昭和基地しょうわきちNounFreq #133984
1

Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station

昭昭昭々しょうしょう～と AdverbFreq #142690
1

Rare term; 'taru' adjective

clear; bright; plain; obvious

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