ねんごう – Vocabulary details

ねんごう

Noun

1. name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

① 名や字以外に人を呼ぶ際に使われる呼び名。

New Year issue

era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court)

unofficial era name; apocryphal era name

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