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The list of Japanese era names is the result of a periodization system which was established by Emperor Kōtoku in 645. The system of Japanese era names (年号, nengō, "year name") was irregular until the beginning of the 8th century. [25] After 701, sequential era names developed without interruption across a span of centuries. [10]
Over the centuries, Japan has used up to four systems for designating years: [2] the Chinese sexagenary cycle, the era name (元号, gengō) system, the Japanese imperial year (皇紀, kōki, or 紀元 kigen) and the Western Common Era (Anno Domini) (西暦, seireki) system. In the 21st century, however, the era system (gengo) and Western ...
The Meiji period is a Japanese era which extended from September 8, 1868 through July 30, 1912. For the first five years (marked with an * asterisk in the first table below), the Gregorian years do not exactly equal the Japanese era years. This is because the Gregorian calendar was not adopted in Japan until Meiji 6.
A Portuguese Jesuit who established the first western hospital in Japan and negotiated the opening of the port of Yokoseura to Portuguese traders. [4] Gaspar Vilela (1556, Portugal). A Portuguese Jesuit who, in a departure from Xavier's methods, learned the Japanese language and talked directly with daimyos, opening the center of Japan to the ...
This is a list of years in Japan. See also the timeline of Japanese history. For only articles about years in Japan that have been written, see Category: ...
[12] [13] [14] Such words which use certain kanji to name a certain Japanese word solely for the purpose of representing the word's meaning regardless of the given kanji's on'yomi or kun'yomi, a.k.a. jukujikun, is not uncommon in Japanese. Other original names in Chinese texts include Yamatai country (邪馬台国), where a Queen Himiko lived.
For example many Japanese names circa World War II use imperial years: The IJA's Type 92 battalion gun was called "ninety-two" because its design was completed in 1932, and the 2592nd year since the first Emperor of Japan was 1932 (Kōki 2592).
The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD. [6] [2] In the nengō system which has been in use since the late 7th century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have elapsed since the start of that nengō era. [7]