Glossary

Wadō

和銅

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (和銅) for the years 708–714: 708 is Wadō 1 (元年) and Wadō 7 is 714. Wadō (和銅) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 708. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 708 is Wadō 1 (元年), 714 its last year, Wadō 7. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Wadō 2” (和銅2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Keiun. After: Reiki.