Chinese

Proper noun

文久

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

Japanese

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̃ᵝŋkjɯᵝː]

Proper noun

文久 ‎(hiragana ぶんきゅう, romaji 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)

Usage notes

• The Bunkyū era is preceded by 万延 (まんえん) ‎(Man'en) and followed by 元治 (げんじ) ‎(Genji).

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Proper noun

文久 • ‎(Bunkyu) ‎(hangeul 분큐)

1. Hanja form^? of 분큐, “Bunkyū”.