Glossary

Jōji

貞治

Term · calendar

Japanese era name (貞治) for the years 1362–1368: 1362 is Jōji 1 (元年) and Jōji 7 is 1368. Jōji (貞治) is a Japanese era name (nengō), proclaimed in 1362. Its years are counted in lunar years from the new year before the proclamation: 1362 is Jōji 1 (元年), 1368 its last year, Jōji 7. A Japanese source dates a year within it as “Jōji 2” (貞治2年) rather than by a continuous count. Before: Kōan. After: Ōan.