改元

Chinese

 
to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
 
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
simp. and trad.
(改元)

Pronunciation


Verb

改元

  1. (archaic) to start over with the first year of a new Chinese era name

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 4
げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

改元 (hiragana かいげん, rōmaji kaigen)

  1. change in the Imperial era name

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