正和

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
正	和
しょう Grade: 1	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

正和 (hiragana しょうわ, rōmaji Shōwa)

Shōwa era (20th March 1312–3rd February 1317)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with 昭和, the Shōwa era of 1926–1989, or with 承和, the Jōwa era of 834–848 (which may also be read Shōwa).

Further reading

Shōwa (Kamakura period) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
正和 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
正	和
まさ Grade: 1	かず Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠ka̠zɨᵝ]

Proper noun

正和 (hiragana まさかず, rōmaji Masakazu)

A male given name.

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