Glossary

Meireki

明暦

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (明暦) for the years 1655–1658: 1655 is Meireki 1 (元年) and Meireki 4 is 1658. Meireki (明暦) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1655. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1655 is Meireki 1 (元年), 1658 its last year, Meireki 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Meireki 2” (明暦2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Jōō. After: Manji.