永禄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
永	禄
えい Grade: 5	ろく Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
永祿 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Coined in Japan of Sinitic elements, as a compound of 永 (ei, “forever”) +‎ 禄 (roku, “fortuitous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞ːɾo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Proper noun

永(えい)禄(ろく) • (Eiroku) 

1. the Eiroku era, 1558-1570

See also

• 弘治(こうじ) (Kōji) (era preceding Eiroku)
• 元亀(げんき) (Genki) (era following Eiroku)