Word Meaning 元号

げんごう gengou

元号 is read as げんごう (gengou) and means name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa).

Meaning

English

name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)
Japanese era name

Reading

Kana

げんごう

Romaji

gengou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 7226 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元素記号

げんそきごう

chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen)

元号法

げんごうほう

Era Name Act

符号分割多元接続方式

ふごうぶんかつたげんせつぞくほうしき

CDMA

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

元利

がんり

principal and interest

元老

げんろう

genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

元祖

がんそ

progenitor

元首相

もとしゅしょう

former prime minister

元和

げんな

Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30)

元期

げんき

epoch

元治

げんじ

Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)

元を取る

もとをとる

to recover a cost