年号
See also: 年號
Chinese
editFor pronunciation and definitions of 年号 – see 年號 (“era name; regnal period; regnal year; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 年號). |
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Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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年 | 号 |
ねん Grade: 1 |
ごう Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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年號 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
editFrom Middle Chinese compound 年號/年号 (nen hawH, literally “year + call”). Compare modern Mandarin reading niánhào, Cantonese nin4 hou6.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editUsage notes
editNengō are applied to periods from a few years to several decades. Such era names were used in former times in China and many other East Asian nations; now used only in Taiwan and Japan.
Synonyms
edit- 元号 (gengō)
References
edit- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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