Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Historical term; Common noun
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
Colloquial; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
Historical term
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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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.
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