Showa

[ shoh-wah ]

/ ˈʃoʊ wɑ /

noun

the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Hirohito, begun in 1926.

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Hirohito

[ heer-oh-hee-toh; Japanese hee-raw-hee-taw ]

/ ˌhɪər oʊˈhi toʊ; Japanese ˈhi rɔˈhi tɔ /

noun

Showa,1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.

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Example sentences from the Web for showa

The metal grating of the Showa Shell service station was only half-raised.
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British Dictionary definitions for showa

Hirohito

/ (ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ) /

noun

1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89. In 1946 he became a constitutional monarch

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Cultural definitions for showa

Hirohito

[ (heer-oh-hee-toh) ]

Japanese emperor who came to the throne in the 1920s. He reigned over the Japanese in World War II. After the war, he was forced to give up the claim to divine status that previous emperors had made. He died in 1989, after long outliving all the other major figures associated with the war.