also: しょうほう · しょうほ
noun
Jōhō era (1074-1077)
Japanese era name (年号) spanning from 1074 to 1077 CE. Used in historical contexts.
承保年間に起きた出来事を調べています。
I am researching events that occurred during the Jōhō era.
Alternate reading; less common than じょうほう.
The era name 承保 (Jōhō) was adopted in the Heian period. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a conventional era name composed of kanji with auspicious meanings.