Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 召 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
昭
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
昭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
昭
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
昭
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
昭
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
昭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
昭 [zhāo]
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
Japanese
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
昭 あかし
Akashi given name
昭 あき
Aki female given namesurname
昭 あきつぐ
Akitsugu unclassified name
昭 あきのり
Akinori unclassified name
昭 あきよし
Akiyoshi unclassified name
昭 あきら
Akira given name
昭 かつき
Katsuki unclassified name
昭 かつじ
Katsuji unclassified name
昭 かつはる
Katsuharu unclassified name
昭 かつひさ
Katsuhisa unclassified name
昭 かつみ
Katsumi unclassified name
昭 かつもり
Katsumori unclassified name
昭 しょう
Shou given name
昭 しょうしち
Shoushichi unclassified name
昭 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
昭 てる
Teru given name
昭 まさはる
Masaharu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (40)
臭名昭著 [chòumíngzhāozhù] #11,498
notorious
昭示 [zhāoshì] #50,002
to declare publicly
昭和 [Zhāohé] #29,501
Shōwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1925-1989) of emperor Hirohito 裕仁[Yùrén]
昭通 [Zhāotōng] #36,161
Zhaotong prefecture level city in Yunnan
昭然若揭 [zhāoránruòjiē] #54,923
abundantly clear
昭雪 [zhāoxuě] #45,441
to exonerate
王昭君 [WángZhāojūn] #67,493
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[HànYuándì], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sìdàměinǚ]
大昭寺 [Dàzhāosì] #40,202
Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
昭阳 [Zhāoyáng] #41,147
Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市[Zhāotōngshì], Yunnan
昭阳 [Zhāoyáng] #41,147
Zhaoyang district of Zhaotong city 昭通市[Zhāotōngshì], Yunnan
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JAPANESE WORDS (24)
⭐ 昭和 [しょうわ] #6,860
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
昭和天皇 [しょうわてんのう] #86,183
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989)
昭和時代 [しょうわじだい] #97,239
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
昭代 [しょうだい] #118,429
glorious reign
昭和維新 [しょうわいしん] #123,271
Shōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)
遍照 [へんじょう] #130,377
universal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)
昭和基地 [しょうわきち] #133,984
Shōwa Station (Antarctica)
昭昭 [しょうしょう] #142,690
clear
昭和元禄 [しょうわげんろく] #156,327
the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
昭和史 [しょうわし] #161,005
history of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)
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