Japanese

Noun

しょうわ ‎(romaji shōwa)

1. 小話: anecdote
2. 唱和: singing in chorus
3. 笑話: funny story

Proper noun

しょうわ ‎(romaji Shōwa)

1. 昭和: the Shōwa era (1926–1989)
2. 正和: the Shōwa era of the Kamakura period
3. 承和: the Jōwa era (834–848)

Verb

しょうわする ‎(romaji shōwa suru)

1. 唱和: sing in chorus