昭 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「日」
- On
- ショウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- bright, shining
Origin
日 (sun) + 召 (sound). Shining bright like the sun — meaning 'bright, shining.'
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ショウ | 昭和 |
|---|
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 昭和しょうわ
Showa era
- 昭然しょうぜん
clear, evident
Example
そふは 昭和うまれだ。
My grandfather was born in the Showa era.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)