元げん亨こうげんこうじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounGenkō era (1321-1324)historical termHistorical Japanese era name (年号). Used in historical contexts to refer to the period from February 23, 1321 to December 9, 1324.元げん亨こうのころ、京きょう都とでは大おおきな飢き饉きんがあった。During the Genkō era, there was a great famine in Kyoto.