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元号げんごう (gengou)

era name

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Meaning

元号 (げんごう, gengou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “era name”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 1

今いまの元号げんごうは「平成へいせい」です

The current era is called the "Heisei era."

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