元年

Chinese

 
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 year
simp. and trad.
(元年)		 元 年

Pronunciation

Noun

元年

  1. (historical) first year of an imperial reign
  2. (calendar) first year (of any period)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元 年
がん
Grade: 2		 ねん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

元年 (hiragana がんねん, rōmaji gannen)

  1. the first year of an imperial reign
    平 (へい)成 (せい)元 (がん)年 (ねん)
    heisei gannen
    the first year of the Heisei era (1989)

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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