永禄

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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 (ei, forever) +‎ (roku, fortuitous).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞ːɾo̞kɯ̟]

Proper noun

(えい)(ろく) • (Eiroku

  1. the Eiroku era, 1558-1570

See also