元年
Chinese
primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | year | ||
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simp. and trad. (元年) | 元 | 年 |
Pronunciation
Noun
元年
- (historical) first year of an imperial reign
- (calendar) first year (of any period)
Synonyms
- (first year of an imperial reign): (literary) 始年 (shǐnián)
- (first year of any period): (literary) 始年 (shǐnián)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 年 |
がん Grade: 2 | ねん Grade: 1 |
kan’yōon | goon |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) がんねん [gáꜜǹnèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɡã̠nːẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
元年 • (gannen)
- (monarchy) the first year of a calendar era, especially an East Asian imperial reign
- 紀元元年
- Kigen gannen
- 1 CE
- 洪武元年
- Kōbu gannen
- Hongwu 1 (1368)
- 平成元年
- Heisei gannen
- Heisei 1 (1989)
- 令和元年
- Reiwa gannen
- Reiwa 1 (2019)
- 光武元年
- Kōbu gannen
- Gwangmu 1 (1897)
- 嘉隆元年
- Karyū gannen
- Gia Long 1 (1802)
- 紀元元年
Usage notes
The first year of an imperial era is strictly 元年, not *一年. Later years are simply 二年 (“2”), 三年 (“3”), etc.
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN