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Kanji Detail for 昭 - "bright"

昭

  • Meaning

    昭 means "bright." Also associated with illustrious, obvious.

    1. Bright - Clear and luminous.

    2. Clear - Obvious; evident.

    3. Illustrious - Famous and admired.

  • Words using 昭

    • 昭和 しょうわ Listen Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic

  • Name readings of 昭

    Given names 昭(あかし)Listen 昭(あき)Listen 昭(あきら)Listen

    Surnames 昭(あきつぐ)Listen 昭(あきのり)Listen 昭(あきよし)Listen 昭(かつき)Listen 昭(かつじ)Listen 昭(かつはる)Listen 昭(かつひさ)Listen 昭(かつみ)Listen 昭(かつもり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    shining; bright

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bright, luminous; illustrious

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bright, luminous; clear, manifest

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Bright, luminous. Manifest. Clearly visible to people is called 昭章, 昭著. | To make manifest. To expose is called 昭. Such as overturning an unjust case is called 昭雪 (to vindicate). | The arrangement of ancestral temples. The center is the ancestral temple. Next, on the left, is zhao. Then, on the right, is mu. Alternating left and right in sequence. For example, the Son of Heaven has seven temples: three zhao and three mu. Feudal lords have five temples: two zhao and two mu.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)

  • Related Keywords

    bright illustrious obvious clear shining luminous beaming brilliant dazzling effulgent gleaming glowing illuminated incandescent lucid lustrous radiant resplendent sparkling vivid

Sentences including 昭

  • I was born during the Showa era.

  • Heisei is next after the Showa era.

  • I'm a man born in the Showa era.

  • I'm a man born in the Showa era.

  • Akiji is a soldier turned teacher.

  • This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.

  • The parents named their baby Akira.

  • The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.

  • The crime of adultery was abolished in 1947.

  • World War II came to an end in the 20th year of the Showa era.

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