This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

昭和一桁

Reading

Kana: しょうわひとけた
Romaji: shōwahitoketa
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

(member of the generation born in) the first nine years of the Showa period (from 1926 to 1934)

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

Reading: ショウ
Meanings: shining, bright
Readings: ワ、 オ、 カ、 やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか
Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: コウ、 けた
Meanings: beam, girder, spar, unit or column (accounting)