Word Meaning 年号

ねんごう nengou

年号 is read as ねんごう (nengou) and means name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

ねんごう

Romaji

nengou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 6747 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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新年号

しんねんごう

New Year issue

私年号

しねんごう

era name used by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court)

異年号

いねんごう

unofficial era name

基礎年金番号

きそねんきんばんごう

universal pension number

逸年号

いつねんごう

unofficial era name

年頭

ねんとう

beginning of the year

年配

ねんぱい

(approximate) age

年末

ねんまつ

end-of-year

年収

ねんしゅう

annual income

年寄り

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

年表

ねんぴょう

chronological table

年内

ねんない

by the end of the year

Example Sentences

2

The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.

The emperor passed away in January of 1989. Therefore, the name of the era changed from Showa to Heisei.