Vocab Info
N1 Noun
元年first year (of a specific reign)
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
first year (of an imperial era)
Noun
2.
year something (important) first happened or began
All Forms
元年 【がんねん】
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2019年は令和の元年です。
The year 2019 is the first year of the Reiwa era.
元年は他の年よりも期間が短いです。
The first year of a specific reign is shorter than other years.
元年とは、天皇が即位した最初の年である。
This word, meaning the first year of a specific reign, marks the year the emperor ascends the throne.
国民たちは、改革が始まった年を改革元年と位置付けています。
People regard the year the reforms began as the first year of the reform era.
天皇が即位したという事は、元号が改まって元年が始まるというわけだ。
When an emperor ascends the throne, a new era name begins, and with it, the first year of that reign.
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