Glossary

Genbun

元文

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元文) for the years 1736–1741: 1736 is Genbun 1 (元年) and Genbun 6 is 1741. Genbun (元文) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1736. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1736 is Genbun 1 (元年), 1741 its last year, Genbun 6. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Genbun 2” (元文2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kyōhō. After: Kanpō.