The Japanese calendar system based on era names (nengō), typically contrasted with the Western (Gregorian) calendar.
書類には和暦と西暦の両方で日付を記入してください。
Please write the date on the document in both the Japanese era format and the Gregorian calendar.
役所の申請書は和暦表記になっていることが多い。
Official application forms often use Japanese-era date notation.
和暦を使うと元号で年代を表せる。
Using the Japanese era system allows you to express years by era names.
An imperial or era year counted using the nengō (era name), e.g. 'Reiwa 3'.
契約書の日付は和暦で『令和元年』と書かれていた。
The contract date was written in the Japanese era as 'Reiwa 1'.
和暦の元号が変わると、帳簿の整理が大変だ。
When the era name changes, bookkeeping and records become troublesome.