Glossary

Genkō

元亨

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (元亨) for the years 1321–1324: 1321 is Genkō 1 (元年) and Genkō 4 is 1324. Genkō (元亨) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1321. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1321 is Genkō 1 (元年), 1324 its last year, Genkō 4. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Genkō 2” (元亨2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Gen’ō. After: Shōchū.