平成

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U+337B, ㍻
SQUARE ERA NAME HEISEI

[U+337A]
CJK Compatibility
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Chinese

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flat; level; equal
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
finish; complete; accomplish
finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
 
simp. and trad.
(平成)
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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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平成

  1. (literary) to plan everything well

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 平成 (Heisei).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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平成

  1. Heisei era of Japanese history

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
へい
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 4
kan'on

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally "becoming peaceful" or "peace everywhere". Based on two Literary Chinese passages, one from 史記 (Shiki, the Records of the Grand Historian) and the other from 書経 (Shokyō, the Book of Documents):

[Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
nèi píng wài chéng [Pinyin]
Internal peace, external accomplishment;
in Japanese, 平らかにして成る (uchi tairaka ni shite soto naru), and
[Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 7th – 4th centuries BCE
píng tiān chéng [Pinyin]
The earth has been rendered peaceful, and the (influence of) heaven has become complete.
in Japanese, 平らかにして成る (chi tairaka ni shite ten naru)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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 平成 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Heisei era on Wikipedia

(へい)(せい) (Heisei

  1. the Heisei era, 1989-2019
    平成(へいせい)元年(がんねん)
    Heisei gannen
    the first year of Heisei (1989 in the Gregorian calendar)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Heisei
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin: 平成 (Píngchéng)
  • Korean: 헤이세이 (Heisei)
  • Vietnamese: Heisei, Bình Thành

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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平成

  1. chữ Hán form of Bình Thành (Heisei era of Japanese history).