明徳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	徳
めい Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
明德 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

明(めい)徳(とく) • (Meitoku) 

1. the Meitoku era, 1390-1394 by the Northern Court reckoning

Usage notes

• The era is 1392-1394 by the Southern Court reckoning

See also

• 康応(こうおう) (Kōō), 元中(げんちゅう) (Genchū) (eras preceding Meitoku)
• 応永(おうえい) (Ōei) (era following Meitoku)
• 元中(げんちゅう) (Genchū) (era contemporary to Meitoku (Southern Court reckoning))