Glossary

Hakuchi

白雉

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (白雉) for the years 650–654: 650 is Hakuchi 1 (元年) and Hakuchi 5 is 654. Hakuchi (白雉) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 650. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 650 is Hakuchi 1 (元年), 654 its last year, Hakuchi 5. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Hakuchi 2” (白雉2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Taika. After: Shuchō.