JLPT N2 · Noun

西暦 (seireki)

西暦 (せいれき, seireki) is a Japanese noun meaning “Common Era; CE”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいれき
Romaji: seireki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD · noun
Western (Gregorian) calendar · noun

Example sentences

昭和１０年は西暦１９３５年です。

The 10th year of Showa is 1935 in the Western calendar.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 西暦

西

west, Spainセイ・サイ・にし · 6 strokes

暦

calendar, almanacレキ・リャク・こよみ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 西暦.

西にしwest西洋せいようthe West関西かんさいKansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures)東西とうざいeast and west西日にしびwestering sun暦こよみcalendar還暦かんれきkanreki

Source: JMdict entry 1381140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.