Glossary

Genna

元和

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元和) for the years 1615–1624: 1615 is Genna 1 (元年) and Genna 10 is 1624. Genna (元和) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1615. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1615 is Genna 1 (元年), 1624 its last year, Genna 10. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Genna 2” (元和2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Keichō. After: Kan’ei.