慶応

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慶	応
けい Grade: S	おう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
慶應 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːo̞ː]

Proper noun

1. Keiō era (April 1865–September 1868)
2. (short form, fully 「慶應義塾大学」) Keio University (the oldest institute of higher education in Japan (est. 1858), located in Minato, Tokyo)

Usage notes

• 慶応 (“Keiō era”) is preceded by 元治 (げんじ, ​Genji) and followed by 明治 (めいじ, ​Meiji).

Synonyms

• (Keio University): 慶大 (けいだい, ​Keidai)

Further reading

Era

• Keiō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 慶応 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja

University

• Keio University on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 慶應義塾大学 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja