和 暦(われき)

われき

noun

Japanese era calendar; Japanese imperial calendar

1. Japanese era calendar; Japanese imperial calendar

The traditional Japanese way of counting years based on imperial reign names (元号(げんごう)), e.g., 令和(れいわ) 8 for 2026. Used alongside the Western calendar (西暦(せいれき)) in official documents and daily life.

和暦(われき)で書(か)いてください。

Please write it in the Japanese era calendar.

書類(しょるい)は和暦(われき)と西暦(せいれき)の両方(りょうほう)で記入(きにゅう)する。

Fill in the document using both the Japanese era calendar and the Western calendar.

役所(やくしょ)では今(いま)も和暦(われき)が広(ひろ)く使用(しよう)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(げんごう)): e.g., 令和(れいわ)元年(がんねん) (Reiwa 1 = 2019), 平成(へいせい)30年(ねん) (Heisei 30 = 2018).

Common collocations

和暦(われき)で書(か)く: to write in the Japanese calendar
和暦(われき)に変換(へんかん)する: to convert to the Japanese calendar
和暦(われき)と西暦(せいれき): Japanese and Western calendars

Similar words

西暦(せいれき): Western (Gregorian) calendar — the counterpart, used worldwide
元号(げんごう): era name itself (e.g., 令和(れいわ), 平成(へいせい))

Related Words

Compare: 西暦(せいれき) (Western (Gregorian) calendar)

Compare: 元号(げんごう) (era name itself)

Compare: 年号(ねんごう) (era name)

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Added 2026.6.1 11:06 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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