Glossary

Gennin

元仁

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元仁) for the years 1224–1225: 1224 is Gennin 1 (元年) and Gennin 2 is 1225. Gennin (元仁) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1224. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1224 is Gennin 1 (元年), 1225 its last year, Gennin 2. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Gennin 2” (元仁2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jōō. After: Karoku.