平成

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SQUARE ERA NAME HEISEI
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Chinese
 
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)		 平 成

Pronunciation

Verb

平成

  1. (literary) to plan everything well

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 平成 (Heisei).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

平成

  1. Heisei era of Japanese history

Japanese
Kanji in this term
平 成
へい
Grade: 3		 せい
Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative forms

Etymology

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”):

内平外成 [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, 内平らかにして外成る (uchi tairaka ni shite soto naru), and
地平天成 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 7th – 4th centuries BCE
dì píng tiān chéng [Pinyin]
The earth has been rendered peaceful, and the (influence of) heaven has become complete.
in Japanese, 地平らかにして天成る (chi tairaka ni shite ten naru)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) へーせー [hèéséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [he̞ːse̞ː]

Proper noun

平(へい)成(せい) • (Heisei) 

  1. the Heisei period (Japanese era that began on 8 January 1989 and ended on 30 April 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
Derived terms
  • 平(へい)成(せい)景(けい)気(き) (Heisei Keiki)
  • 平(へい)成(せい)研究(けんきゅう)会(かい) (Heisei Kenkyūkai)
  • 平(へい)成(せい)新山(しんざん) (Heisei Shinzan)
  • 平成(へいせい)ネオナショナリズム (Heisei Neo-nashonarizumu)
  • 平(へい)成(せい)不況(ふきょう) (Heisei Fukyō)

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

See also

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
平成

Proper noun

平成

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