元号

Japanese JLPT N1 Vocabulary Japanese ★★★★ 4/5 neutral げんごうgengō
読み げんごう
ローマ字 gengō
漢字の分解 元 (gen/moto) — origin, beginning; 号 (gō) — name, designation
発音 /ɡeŋ.ɡoː/

意味

Era name; the official name given to a reign period in the Japanese imperial system. Japan currently uses the era Reiwa, which began in 2019.

A noun fundamental to the Japanese date system. Japan uses 元号 alongside the Western calendar (西暦). Each era begins with the accession of a new emperor. Common eras include 明治, 大正, 昭和, 平成, and 令和. Official documents in Japan frequently use 元号 dates. The system originated in China and was first adopted by Japan in 645 CE with the era 大化.

例文

  1. 令和という元号は2019年から始まった。
  2. 日本では公文書に元号を使うことが多い。
  3. 元号が変わるたびに新しい時代の始まりを感じる人が多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: government, history, dates, Japanese culture, official documents

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Classical Chinese. 元 means 'origin' or 'beginning'; 号 means 'name' or 'designation'. The term denotes the official name designating a period of rule, a system that spread across East Asia from China.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal

関連フレーズ

年度 Fiscal year; academic year; official year. A defined annual period used for administrative, educational, or financial purposes, often not aligned with the calendar year. 昭和 The Shōwa era; the imperial reign period of Emperor Hirohito, spanning 1926 to 1989. One of the longest and most historically eventful eras in Japanese history. 歴史的 Historic; historical. Describes something of great historical significance, or something related to history in general. 干支 The Chinese zodiac; the traditional sexagenary cycle combining the ten Heavenly Stems and twelve Earthly Branches. Also used colloquially to refer to one's zodiac animal sign. 年号 Era name; Japanese era designation. An official name given to a reign period in the traditional Japanese calendar system. 年度末 End of the fiscal year or academic year; year-end in the Japanese administrative calendar. Typically refers to late March. 戦前 Pre-war; the period before a war. In Japanese, typically refers to Japan before World War II, particularly before 1937 or 1941. 戦後 Post-war; the period following a war. In Japanese, almost always refers specifically to the period after World War II (1945 onwards).
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