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Kanji

寛治

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (寛治) for the years 1087–1094: 1087 is Kanji 1 (元年) and Kanji 8 is 1094. Kanji (寛治) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1087. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1087 is Kanji 1 (元年), 1094 its last year, Kanji 8. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Kanji 2” (寛治2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Ōtoku. After: Kahō.