Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3
JLPT level: N1
697 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 9
Meaning: shining, bright
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 日 召
Radical: 日
Reading: ひへん
Meaning: sun, day
Strokes: 4
昭和(しょうわ) Showa era
昭和天皇(しょうわてんのう) Showa emperor
昭 (ショウ) nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
昭和 (ショウワ) Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7), reminiscent of the Shōwa era, Shōwa-nostalgic, old-fashioned, quaint, old-school
昭昭 (ショウショウ) clear, bright, plain, obvious