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延暦 (えんりゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

延えん暦りゃく

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Meanings

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noun

Enryaku era

Japanese era name spanning 782–806 CE. Used in historical contexts.

延えん暦りゃく年ねん間かんに最さい澄ちょうが比ひ叡えい山ざん延えん暦りゃく寺じを開ひらいた。
Saichō founded Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei during the Enryaku era.

Kanji

延prolong, stretching
暦calendar, almanac

Etymology

The era name 延暦 (Enryaku) was adopted in 782 CE. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is conventionally associated with the kanji 延 (prolong) and 暦 (calendar/almanac).