Glossary

Kan'ei

寛永

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (寛永) for the years 1624–1644: 1624 is Kan'ei 1 (元年) and Kan'ei 21 is 1644. Kan’ei (寛永) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1624. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1624 is Kan’ei 1 (元年), 1644 its last year, Kan’ei 21. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kan’ei 2” (寛永2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Genna. After: Shōhō.