Vocabulary

What does 年号 (ねんごう, nengou) mean?

年号 (ねんごう, nengou) means Japanese era name.

Quick facts
Readingねんごう
Romajinengou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ねんごう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnengou

Japanese era name

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

Example sentences

  • Please fill in the era name on the document.

  • The era name Reiwa began in 2019.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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