大正

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U+337D, ㍽
SQUARE ERA NAME TAISYOU

CJK Compatibility

Chinese

 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
simp. and trad.
(大正)
anagram 正大

Pronunciation 1


Adjective

大正

  1. (literary) just; fair and honest
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Noun

大正

  1. (historical) name of an ancient official title

Proper noun

大正

  1. Taishō era of Japanese history
  2. (literary) Alternative name for 太白星 (Tàibáixīng, “Venus”).

Pronunciation 2


Verb

大正

  1. (archaic) to send a punitive expedition

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 1
しょう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

 大正 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Taishō era on Wikipedia

(たい)(しょう) (Taishō

  1. the Taishō era, 1912-1926

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See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

大正

  1. chữ Hán form of Đại Chính (Taishō era of Japanese history).