Glossary

Kenkyū

建久

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (建久) for the years 1190–1199: 1190 is Kenkyū 1 (元年) and Kenkyū 10 is 1199. Kenkyū (建久) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1190. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1190 is Kenkyū 1 (元年), 1199 its last year, Kenkyū 10. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kenkyū 2” (建久2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Bunji. After: Shōji.