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

慶(けい)応(おう) • (Keiō)

the Keiō era, 1865–1868
(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)

Synonyms

(Keio University): 慶大(けいだい) (Keidai)

See also

元治(げんじ) (Genji) (era preceding Keiō)
明治(めいじ) (Meiji) (era following Keiō)

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

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