紀き年ねん法ほう

noun

calendar era; year numbering system

Technical term used in historical and chronological contexts to refer to the system by which years are counted and named within a calendar.

• 日本にほんの紀き年ねん法ほうには元げん号ごうが使つかわれている。

  Japan's calendar era system uses era names.

• 西せい暦れきはキリスト紀き元げんに基もとづく紀き年ねん法ほうだ。

  The Western calendar is a year numbering system based on the Christian era.