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N2 Noun
年号name of an era, year number
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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年の年号は「令和」です。
The era name for the year 2023 is 'Reiwa'.
1989年に年号が平成になりました。
The era name changed to Heisei in 1989.
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.
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.
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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