貞和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貞	和
じょう Grade: S	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Proper noun

貞(じょう)和(わ) • (Jōwa) 

1. the Jōwa era, 1345–1350 by the Northern Court reckoning

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 承和(じょうわ) (Jōwa), the Jōwa era 834-848.
• This era name remained in used by Ashikaga Tadafuyu's faction in Kyūshū until 1351.

See also

• 康永(こうえい) (Kōei) (era preceding Jōwa)
• 観応(かんおう) (Kan'ō) (era following Jōwa)
• 興国(こうこく) (Kōkoku), 正平(しょうへい) (Shōhei) (eras contemporary to Jōwa (Southern Court reckoning))