also: しょうりゃく
Jōryaku era; Shōryaku era
Japanese era name (年号) spanning 1077 to 1081. The reading じょうりゃく is standard; しょうりゃく is a less common variant.
Jōryaku is one of the era names of the Heian period.
承暦年間に起きた出来事を調べています。
I am researching events that occurred during the Jōryaku era.
Standard kanji spelling for this era name.
Alternate reading; less common than じょうりゃく.
The era name 承暦 was adopted in the late Heian period. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is a conventional era name composed of kanji with auspicious meanings.