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長寛 (ちょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

長ちょう寛かん

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Meanings

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noun

Chōkan era

Japanese era name (年号) spanning from 1163 to 1165. Used in historical contexts.

長ちょう寛かん年ねん間かんに平清盛たいらのきよもりが勢せい力りょくを拡かく大だいした。
Taira no Kiyomori expanded his power during the Chōkan era.

Kanji

長long, leader, superior
寛tolerant, leniency, generosity

Etymology

The era name 長寛 (Chōkan) was adopted in the Heian period. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a conventional era name composed of the kanji 長 (long) and 寛 (lenient).