元号
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See also: 元號
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 元号 – see 元號. (This term is the simplified form of 元號). |
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 元 | 号 |
| げん Grade: 2 |
ごう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 元號 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Noun
- an era name, imperial era name
- 2019, “Shin-gengō wa 'Reiwa' shutten wa 'Manyōshū' [Source of new era name 'Reiwa' is the Manyōshū]”, in NHK:
- 平成に代わる新しい元号について、政府は ４月 １日の臨時閣議で「令和」とする
- Heisei ni kawaru atarashii gengō nitsuite, seifu wa shigatsu tsuitachi no rinji kakugi de “Reiwa” to suru
- The new era name in place of Heisei is Reiwa, the government announced April 1 in an extraordinary Cabinet meeting.
- 平成に代わる新しい元号について、政府は ４月 １日の臨時閣議で「令和」とする
Usage notes
Gengō are applied to periods from a few years to several decades. Such era names were used in former times in China and many other East Asian nations; now used only in Taiwan and Japan.
Synonyms
- 年号 (nengō)