単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#13,613 most used

年号

ねんごう3

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

japanese era name

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

When the emperor changes, the era name changes too.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.

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MEANING

1

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

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 年号 this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#13,613 most used

Written年号 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium