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Japanese era calendar; Japanese imperial calendar
The traditional Japanese way of counting years based on imperial reign names (元号), e.g., 令和 8 for 2026. Used alongside the Western calendar (西暦) in official documents and daily life.
和暦で書いてください。
Please write it in the Japanese era calendar.
書類は和暦と西暦の両方で記入する。
Fill in the document using both the Japanese era calendar and the Western calendar.
役所では今も和暦が広く使用されている。
At government offices, the Japanese era calendar is still widely used.
Years are counted from the start of each emperor's reign and prefixed with the era name (元号): e.g., 令和元年 (Reiwa 1 = 2019), 平成30年 (Heisei 30 = 2018).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 和暦で書く: to write in the Japanese calendar
- 和暦に変換する: to convert to the Japanese calendar
- 和暦と西暦: Japanese and Western calendars
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 西暦: Western (Gregorian) calendar — the counterpart, used worldwide
- 元号: era name itself (e.g., 令和, 平成)