The Japanese era name (Japanese: 元号, Hepburn: gengō; "era name") or nengō (年号, year name), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan (元)", meaning "origin, basis"), followed by the literal "nen (年)" meaning "year".
The Japanese era name (Japanese: 元号, Hepburn: gengō; "era name") or nengō (年号, year name), is the first of the two elements that identify years in the Japanese era calendar scheme. The second element is a number which indicates the year number within the era (with the first year being "gan (元)", meaning "origin, basis"), followed by the literal "nen (年)" meaning "year".
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