元禄

See also: 元祿

Japanese

Kanji in this term
元	禄
げん Grade: 2	ろく Jinmeiyō
kan'on

Alternative spelling
元祿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

建立元勳，以歷顯祿，福之上也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
建立元勋，以历显禄，福之上也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Selections of Refined Literature, 520 – 530 CE

Jiàn lì yuán xūn, yǐ lì xiǎn lù, fú zhī shàng yě. [Pinyin]

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Literally “source of happiness”.

Proper noun

元(げん)禄(ろく) • (Genroku) 

1. (historical) the Genroku era, 1688-1704; considered to be the golden age of the Edo period

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 元(げん)禄(ろく)飴(あめ) (Genroku ame)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)歌舞伎(かぶき) (Genroku kabuki)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)金(きん)銀(ぎん) (Genroku kingin)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)下(げ)駄(た) (genroku geta)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)小(こ)袖(そで) (Genroku kosode)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)地(じ)震(しん) (Genroku Jishin)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)時(じ)代(だい) (Genroku jidai)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)袖(そで) (Genroku sode)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)調(ちょう) (Genroku-chō)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)文(ぶん)学(がく) (Genroku bungaku)
• 元(げん)禄(ろく)模(も)様(よう) (Genroku moyō)
• 昭(しょう)和(わ)元(げん)禄(ろく) (Shōwa Genroku)

See also

• 貞(じょう)享(きょう) (Jōkyō, era precedeing the Genroku era)
• 宝(ほう)永(えい) (Hōei, era following the Genroku era)

Noun

元(げん)禄(ろく) • (Genroku) 

1. (colloquial) Short for 元禄袖 (Genroku sode): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (colloquial) Short for 元禄模様 (Genroku moyō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.