がんねん

元年

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

first year (of an imperial era)

Noun

year something (important) first happened or began

Example Sentences

令和(れいわ)元年(がんねん)に生(う)まれました。

I was born in the first year of the Reiwa era.

平成(へいせい)元年(がんねん)は西暦(せいれき)1989年(ねん)です。

The first year of Heisei was 1989 on the Western calendar.

この店(みせ)は昭和(しょうわ)元年(がんねん)に創業(そうぎょう)した老舗(しにせ)です。

This shop is a long-established business founded in the first year of the Shōwa era.

平成(へいせい)元年(がんねん)生(う)まれの人(ひと)は、もう三十代(さんじゅうだい)だ。

People born in the first year of Heisei are already in their thirties.

beginning, former time, origin

ゲン / もと

year, counter for years

ネン / とし