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元年 (がんねん): first year (of a specific reign) — Japanese vocabulary

元年 is read がんねん and means "first year (of a specific reign)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

元年

Reading
がんねん · gannen
Translation
first year (of a specific reign)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
がんねんが

Kanji in this word

  • 元 — origin, former
  • 年 — year

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