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TOPIK 6noun

연호

yeonho

연호가 · 연호를

era name, reign title

Example

광개토대왕은 영락이라는 독자적인 연호를 사용했습니다.

King Gwanggaeto used his own era name, Yeongnak.

Word parts

연 year호 name, title

Literally 'year name' — monarchs named eras to count years.

Good to know

Japan still uses era names today, such as 레이와 (Reiwa).