英和和英

固有名詞

Showa

1. Alternative form of Shewa (“region of Ethiopia”).

語源 2

Borrowed from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

固有名詞

Showa

1. (attributive) The Japanese imperial era from 1926 to 1989, associated with the country's role in WWII and postwar economic rise.

   Alternative form: Shōwa

   Coordinate terms: Meiji, Heisei, Reiwa

   • 2019 March 29, Justin McCurry, “Japan poised to reveal name of new imperial era as Akihito abdicates”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     The Meiji (enlightened rule) era of 1868-1912 is remembered as a period of western-inspired modernisation; the Showa (enlightened harmony) era, which began in 1926, is closely associated with Japan’s economic rise, but also with its role in the second world war.

Further reading

• Shōwa era on Wikipedia.Wikipedia