慶応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慶	応
けい Grade: S	おう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ke̞ːo̞ː]

Proper noun

慶応 (hiragana けいおう, rōmaji Keiō)

Keiō era (April 1865–September 1868)
(short form, fully 「慶應義塾大学」) Keio University (the oldest institute of higher education in Japan (est. 1858), located in Minato, Tokyo)

Usage notes

慶応 (“Keiō era”) is preceded by 元治 (げんじ, Genji) and followed by 明治 (めいじ, Meiji).

Synonyms

(Keio University): 慶應 (けいおう, Keiō), 慶大 (けいだい, Keidai)
(Keiō era): 慶應 (けいおう, Keiō)

Further reading

Era

Keiō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
慶応 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

University

Keio University on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
慶應義塾大学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

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