文久

文久

1. Bunkyū (Japanese era spanning from February 1861 through February 1864)

Chosen as the name of the 年号 (nengō, “era”) based on a quote from the 後漢書 (Gokanjo, “Book of the Later Han”), Volume 79, Part 2, Biographies of Confucian Scholars: Xie Gai (謝該)[1] (full Chinese source text here):

故能文武并用，成长久之计。

And it could be civil and military use, as a permanent solution.

The civil meaning here was likely chosen in reference to overtones of peace and culture.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟̃ᵝŋʲkʲɨᵝː]

文久 (hiragana ぶんきゅう, rōmaji Bunkyū, historical hiragana ぶんきう)

1. the Bunkyū era: a Japanese 年号 (nengō, “era”), 19 February 1861 – 20 February 1864, the fifth of seven nengō during the reign of Emperor Kōmei (10 March 1846 – 30 January 1867)
2. short for 文久泳宝 (Bunkyū eihō): a copper coin with a square hole in the center, issued in 1863 and worth four 文 (mon)

• The Bunkyū era is preceded by 万 (まん)延 (えん) (Man'en) and followed by 元 (げん)治 (じ) (Genji).

文久 • (Bunkyu) (hangeul 분큐)

1. Hanja form^? of 분큐 (“Bunkyū”).