Chinese

Noun

元年

1. (historical) the first year of an imperial reign
2. (calendar) the first year (of any period)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) が​んねん [gáꜜǹnèǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡã̠nnẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

元年 ‎(hiragana がんねん, romaji gannen)

1. the first year of an imperial reign

   平成 (へいせい)元年 (がんねん)

   heisei gannen

   the first year of the Heisei era (1989)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3