昭和 (Zhāo hé) — Shōwa period / Shōwa era (Japanese era, 1925–1989)

Definition

昭和 (Zhāohé) is the Japanese on'yomi reading of this era name; in modern Chinese writing it refers to the Shōwa period in Japan (1925–1989). Used mainly as a historical period label, typically with words like 时代, 时期, or 初期.

noun
Shōwa period / Shōwa era (Japanese era, 1925–1989)

Examples

  • 昭和。
    Zhāo hé Shí dài shì rì běn lì shǐ shàng zuì cháng de yí gè nián hào.
    The Shōwa period is the longest era name in Japanese history.
  • 昭和。
    Zhè běn xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le Zhāo hé chū qī rì běn shè huì de biàn huà.
    This novel depicts the changes in Japanese society during the early Shōwa period.
  • 昭和。
    Tā duì Zhāo hé shí qī de rì běn jīng jì shǐ hěn yǒu yán jiū.
    He has done extensive research on the economic history of Japan during the Shōwa period.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

昭zhāobright
和héharmony

The era name pairs 昭 bright and 和 harmony as a balanced pair.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
召
召zhào昭zhāo
Same sound today

昭 combines 日, meaning sun, with 召, which provides the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé和hé
Same sound today

和 pairs 禾, which gives the sound, with 口 (mouth), the meaning part; the reference connects this shape to harmony.

Open 和 →
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