承じょう久きゅう

Kanji

• 承acquiesce, hear, listen to
• 久long time, old story

Similar words

• 元げん号ごう

  元号 is the general term for a Japanese era name; 承久 is one specific era.

• 承じょう久きゅうの乱らん

  承久の乱 is the Jōkyū War, the most famous event of this era; 承久 alone is the era name.

Etymology

The era name 承久 was adopted in the Kamakura period. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is conventionally associated with the kanji 承 (receive, succeed) and 久 (long time).