ITS KANJI
IN A SENTENCE
天皇が変わると年号も変わります。
When the emperor changes, the era name changes too.
written for Tangoya
IN OTHER SENTENCES
1989年の1月に昭和天皇が崩御されたので、年号が昭和から平成に変わりました。
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