noun
abbreviated traditional Japanese calendar
A compact, simplified version of the traditional Japanese calendar (本暦), designed for practical everyday use. The term is technical and primarily encountered in historical or calendrical contexts.
See also: 本暦
江戸時代には、略本暦が庶民の間で広く使われていた。
During the Edo period, the abbreviated traditional calendar was widely used among common people.
This abbreviated calendar is made by extracting only the essential information from the full traditional calendar.