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N2 Noun
年号name of an era, year number
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Noun
1.
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
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年号 【ねんごう】
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2023年の年号は「令和」です。
The era name for the year 2023 is 'Reiwa'.
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1989年に年号が平成になりました。
The era name changed to Heisei in 1989.
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日本では、西暦も年号も使われている。
In Japan, both the Gregorian calendar and era names are used.
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日本に住むと決めた以上、西暦に加えて年号も覚えるつもりです。
Now that I have decided to live in Japan, I intend to remember not only the Western calendar year but also the Japanese era names.
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年号が昭和から平成に変わったのは、1989年の1月だったとか。
It seems the era name changed from Showa to Heisei in January of 1989.
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