しょう
だい

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. Shōwa period (1926-1989), Showa period.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
だい
昭和時代 しょうわじだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shining, bright
ショウ あき あきら (3rd, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
seduce, call, send for
ショウ め.す (7th, N2)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
harmony, Japanese style, peace
ワ より オ (3rd, N3)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
time, hour
ジ とき と (2nd, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
substitute, change, convert
ダイ か.わる よ (3rd, N4)
human radical (no. 9)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)