What does 昭和 (shouwa | しょうわ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	昭和
	is pronounced
	shouwa \| しょうわ
	means
	Japanese emperor {1926-1989}

	Examples:
	昭和天皇が靖国神社で７５年までに戦後計８回参拝した。 shōwa tennō ga yasukunijinja de nana go nen made ni sengo kei hachi kai sanpai shi ta. In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.
	1989 年 1 月昭和天皇の没後、年号が「平成」と改まりました。 1989 nen 1 tsuki shōwa tennō no botsugo, nengō ga ' heisei ' to aratamari mashi ta. The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.
	1989年の１月に昭和天皇が崩御されたので、年号が昭和から平成に変わりました。 1989 nen no ichigatsu ni shōwa tennō ga hōgyo sa re ta node, nengō ga shōwa kara heisei ni kawari mashi ta. The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org