Memory phrase for the Kanji: 昭

昭

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Meaning glorious, clear, bright

Pronunciation

SHŌ

Explanation

Left: sun 日, right: summon/call s.o. 召 (with sword 刀 and mouth 口 to call sb.)

Mnemonic
 
The sun is calling: It is getting: glorious and bright!

Radicals

日 day, sunThe radical nichi stands for sun and was originally a circle with an middle point.
召 to call, summon
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 Vocabulary

昭和時代 しょうわじだい  Showa period (1926-1989)
昭代 しょうだい  glorious reign, enlightened era

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