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

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昭和

しょうわ
Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
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昭昭

昭々
しょうしょう
clear; bright; plain; obvious
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昭然

しょうぜん
manifest; clear; evident; obvious
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昭代

しょうだい
glorious reign; enlightened era
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昭和一桁

しょうわひとけた
(member of the generation born in) the first nine years of the Showa period (from 1926 to 1934)
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昭和時代

しょうわじだい
Showa period (1926-1989 CE)
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昭和年間

しょうわねんかん
Showa era
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昭陽舎

しょうようしゃ
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
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昭和の日

しょうわのひ
Showa Day (national holiday; April 29)
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昭和維新

しょうわいしん
Showa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)