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N2 Noun

年号(ねんごう)name of an era, year number

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    1. Noun

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      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(ねん)年号(ねんごう)は「令和(れいわ)」です。

      The era name for the year 2023 is 'Reiwa'. {name of an era, year number}

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      1989(ねん)年号(ねんごう)平成(へいせい)になりました。

      The era name changed to Heisei in 1989. {name of an era, year number}

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      日本(にほん)では、西暦(せいれき)年号(ねんごう)使(つか)われている。

      In Japan, both the Gregorian calendar and the era name are used. {name of an era, year number}

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      日本(にほん)()むと()めた以上(いじょう)西暦(せいれき)(くわ)えて年号(ねんごう)(おぼ)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 name. {name of an era, year number}

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      年号(ねんごう)昭和(しょうわ)から平成(へいせい)()わったのは、1989年(せんきゅうひゃくはちじゅうきゅうねん)1月(いちがつ)だったとか。

      The era name changed from Showa to Heisei in January of 1989, it seems. {name of an era, year number}

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