明徳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	徳
めい Grade: 2	とく Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
明德 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

明(めい)徳(とく) • (Meitoku)

the Meitoku era, 1390-1394 by the Northern Court reckoning

Usage notes

The era is 1392-1394 by the Southern Court reckoning

See also

康応(こうおう) (Kōō), 元中(げんちゅう) (Genchū) (eras preceding Meitoku)
応永(おうえい) (Ōei) (era following Meitoku)
元中(げんちゅう) (Genchū) (era contemporary to Meitoku (Southern Court reckoning))

References

“明徳”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025