Glossary

Reiki

霊亀

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (霊亀) for the years 715–716: 715 is Reiki 1 (元年) and Reiki 2 is 716. Reiki (霊亀) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 715. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 715 is Reiki 1 (元年), 716 its last year, Reiki 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Reiki 2” (霊亀2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Wadō. After: Yōrō.