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大正 (taishou) Japanese meaning: Taishō era (1912–1926) | Kotomora

大たい正しょう

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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Taishō era (1912–1926)

historical term

Historical era name; used in dates, historical contexts, and period references.

大たい正しょう時じ代だいに建たてられた建たて物ものがまだ残のこっている

。

Buildings constructed in the Taishō era still remain.

祖そ父ふは大たい正しょう生うまれです。

My grandfather was born in the Taishō era.

Usage patterns

大たい正しょう〈数すう〉年ねんthe [number]th year of the Taishō era
大たい正しょう十じゅう年ねんに祖そ父ふが生うまれた。
My grandfather was born in the 10th year of Taishō (1921).
大たい正しょう生うまれborn during the Taishō era
祖そ母ぼは大たい正しょう生うまれです。
My grandmother was born in the Taishō era.

Kanji

大large, big
正correct, justice, righteous

Don't confuse with

明めい治じN1
明治 (1868–1912) is the era immediately before 大正 (1912–1926), and the two are often mixed up when reading historical dates.
昭しょう和わN1
昭和 (1926–1989) is the era right after 大正 (1912–1926), and learners often confuse which came first.
平へい成せいN1
平成 (1989–2019) is a later era that learners sometimes confuse with 大正 (1912–1926) since both are era names used the same way in dates.
大たい将しょう
大正 (the Taisho era, 1912–1926) shares the same pronunciation as 大将 but refers to a historical Japanese era, not a rank or leader.

Word family

大たい正しょう琴ごと
Taishō koto; Nagoya harp
大たい正しょう時じ代だい
Taishō period (1912-1926)
大たい正しょう海老えび
Chinese white shrimp; fleshy prawn
大たい正しょうロマン
Taishō romanticism

Written forms

大たい正しょうUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the Taishō era.
㍽たいしょう
Search-only kanji form; a single-character abbreviation for the Taishō era, rarely used in running text.

Etymology

The era name 大正 (Taishō) was taken from a passage in the Chinese classic I Ching, meaning 'great righteousness' or 'great correctness'.

大たい正しょうデモクラシー

Taishō democracy