What does 大正 mean in Japanese?

大正 (たいしょう) means Taisho era.

Is 大正 a common Japanese word?

大正 is part of our Extra high-frequency vocabulary list, beyond the JLPT N5–N1 word lists.

Taisho era

大正 (たいしょう, taishou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “Taisho era”.

祖母そぼは大正たいしょう生うまれです。

My grandmother was born in the Taisho era.

大正たいしょう12年ねん12月がつ27日にちに皇太子こうたいしが難波なんば大助だいすけに狙撃そげきされた。

On December 27th 1923, the crown prince was shot by Daisuke Namba.

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