大正時代(たいしょうじだい)

たいしょうじだい
noun
Taishō period (1912–1926)
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1. Taishō period; Taishō era (1912–1926)
The reign of Emperor Taishō, from 1912 to 1926, between the Meiji and Shōwa eras. Though short, it saw party politics and democratic movements, a Western-influenced urban culture, and the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923.
大正時代(たいしょうじだい)の建物(たてもの)。
A building from the Taishō period.
祖母(そぼ)は大正時代(たいしょうじだい)に生(う)まれた。
My grandmother was born in the Taishō period.
大正時代(たいしょうじだい)には洋服(ようふく)やカフェが広(ひろ)まり、都会(とかい)の暮(く)らしが大(おお)きく変(か)わった。
In the Taishō period Western clothes and cafés spread, and city life changed greatly.

Common collocations

  • 大正(たいしょう)ロマン: the romantic, East-meets-West style of the era's art, fashion, and architecture
  • 大正(たいしょう)デモクラシー: Taishō Democracy, the era's liberal political movements
  • 大正(たいしょう)生(う)まれ: born in the Taishō era

Cultural note

Today the era is remembered with nostalgia for women students in hakama and boots, Western-style brick buildings, and early cafés. The 関東大震災(かんとうだいしんさい) of 1923 destroyed much of Tokyo and Yokohama near its end.

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Related: 明治(めいじ)時代(じだい) (Meiji period)
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