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    3. 年号

    年号

    年ねん号ごう

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

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    ねんごう

    Noun

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

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    日に本ほんには年ねん号ごうがあります。

    Japan has era names.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsHistory
    令れい和わは現げん在ざいの日に本ほんの年ねん号ごうです。

    Reiwa is the current Japanese era name.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory
    明めい治じ、大たい正しょう、昭しょう和わ、平へい成せいは日に本ほんの有ゆう名めいな年ねん号ごうです。

    Meiji, Taisho, Showa, and Heisei are famous Japanese era names.

    KMT8HistoryCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんでは、西せい暦れきと年ねん号ごうの両りょう方ほうが使つかわれることが多 いです。

    In Japan, both the Western calendar and era names are often used.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    年ねん号ごうの変へん更こうは、国こく民みん生せい活かつに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえることがあります。

    Changes in era names can sometimes have a significant impact on people's daily lives.

    KMT9Politics & LawHistoryCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    年
    とし…(2)
    year・counter for years
    号
    さけ.ぶ・よびな…(1)
    nickname・number・item・title・pseudonym…(2)
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