年号

ねんごう
JLPT:N1
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An imperial era name (e.g., Heisei, Shōwa); the Japanese era name used to label years.

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Examples

昭和は日本の有名な年号の一つだ。

Shōwa is one of Japan's well-known era names.

年号と西暦を併記する書類も多い。

Many documents list both the era name and the Gregorian year.

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