also: ほうりゃく
noun
Hōreki era (1751-1764)
Japanese era name spanning from October 27, 1751 to June 2, 1764 in the Gregorian calendar.
宝暦年間に起きた事件について調べている。
I am researching an incident that occurred during the Hōreki era.
The era name 宝暦 (Hōreki) was adopted in the Edo period. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a conventional era name composed of the kanji 宝 (treasure) and 暦 (calendar).