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年号

ねんごう

noun

Meanings

1name of an era
2year number
3name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)
4Japanese era name

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Kanji in this word

年Year, Counter For Years6 strokes 号Nickname, Number, Item5 strokes

More words with 年

年輪ねんりん · annual tree ringN1 年長ねんちょう · seniorityN1 同い年おないどし · of the same ageN1 定年ていねん · retirement ageN1 晩年ばんねん ·

Full entry on Jisho

(one's) last years

N1

一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2

年度ねんど · yearN2

年頃としごろ · ageN1

More words with 号

～号～ごう · counter for magazineN2 符号ふごう · signN2 信号しんごう · traffic lightsN3 番号ばんごう · numberN5 暗号あんごう · code 元号げんごう · name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa)号車ごうしゃ · suffix for train car numbers 記号きごう · symbolN2

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