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Japanese: 紀元 - きげん

〘noun〙① A standard for counting years in history. Also, the first year that serves as the standard. In Japan, the year of Emperor Jimmu's accession to the throne on November 15, 1872 ( Meiji 5 ) was designated as the first year. Imperial calendar. Currently, the Gregorian calendar, which begins with the year of the birth of Christ, is used internationally. Gregorian calendar. Western era. *Imperial decree establishing the Order of the Golden Kite - February 11, 1890 (Meiji 23): "If we now count back the years since the ascending era , we have reached 2,550 years." ② To record the first year. To establish an era name. To start the era. To change the era. *Essay, Chisho Manroku (1829), part 2: "When the years of Xin Rooster and Jiazi fall upon this country, it is said that the first era must be established." ③ An era name. ※Reading book, Tale of Spring Rain (1808) Amatsujo "The Emperor was revered as Ninmyo and the era was changed to Jowa." ④ The beginning of things. ※Meiji Christian Literature (1909) Kashiwai En "The history of Christian literature must start from the first year of the Meiji era."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 歴史上の年数をかぞえる時の基準。また、基準となる最初の年。日本では明治五年（一八七二）一一月一五日、神武天皇即位の年を元年と定めた。皇紀。現在国際的にはキリスト降誕の年を元年とする西暦紀元が用いられている。西暦。西紀。※金鵄勲章創設の詔勅‐明治二三年（1890）二月一一日「今や夐(はる)かに登極(とうきょく)紀元を算すれば、二千五百五十年に達せり」② 元年を記すこと。年号を建てること。建元。改元。※随筆・茅窓漫録（1829）下「此邦辛酉甲子の歳運に当るときは、必紀元すといふ事」③ 年号。※読本・春雨物語（1808）天津処女「天皇仁明と尊崇し奉りて、紀元を承和と改めたまふ」④ 物事のはじめ。※明治の基督教文学（1909）〈柏井園〉「基督教文学の歴史は明治の初年を以て紀元とせねばならぬ」

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