平成

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Chinese

flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
simp. and trad.
(平成) 		平 成
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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

平成

  1. (literary) to plan everything well

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 平成 (Heisei).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

平成

  1. Heisei era of Japanese history

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平 成
へい
Grade: 3 		せい
Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "becoming peaceful" or "peace everywhere". Based on two Literary Chinese passages, one from 史記 (Shiki, “the Records of the Grand Historian”) and the other from 書経 (Shokyō, “the Book of Documents”):

内平外成 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
nèi píng wài chéng
Internal peace, external accomplishment;
in Japanese, 内平らかにして外成る (uchi tairaka ni shite soto naru), and
地平天成 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 7th – 4th centuries BCE
dì píng tiān chéng
The earth has been rendered peaceful, and the (influence of) heaven has become complete.
in Japanese, 地平らかにして天成る (chi tairaka ni shite ten naru)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

 平成 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Heisei era on Wikipedia

平(へい)成(せい) • (Heisei) 

  1. the Heisei era, 1989-2019
    平成(へいせい)元年(がんねん)
    Heisei gannen
    the first year of Heisei (1989 in the Gregorian calendar)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Heisei
  • → Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 平成 (Píngchéng)
  • → Korean: 헤이세이 (Heisei)
  • → Vietnamese: Heisei, Bình Thành

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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
平成

Proper noun

平成

  1. chữ Hán form of Bình Thành (“Heisei era of Japanese history”).
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