also: てんきょう · てんけい
Tengyō era (938-947)
Japanese era name spanning from May 938 to April 947. The reading てんぎょう is standard; てんきょう and てんけい are alternate readings.
The rebellion of Taira no Masakado occurred during the Tengyō era.
This document is from the second year of the Tengyō era.
Standard kanji form for this era name; the reading てんぎょう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than てんぎょう.
Alternate reading; less common than てんぎょう.
The era name 天慶 (Tengyō) was adopted in 938. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it follows the traditional practice of selecting auspicious kanji for era names.