How to say 'AD' in Japanese | 西暦

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The Japanese word for AD is 'Seireki', written as 西暦 in Japanese.'AD' in hiragana is せいれき.

word

西暦

Meaning

Reading

せいれき

seireki

Kanji

西West 暦Calendar, Almanac

Explanation

The Japanese noun '西暦 (せいれき)' refers to the Gregorian calendar system, commonly used internationally. It is often used to denote years in the Western calendar, similar to 'Anno Domini' (AD) in English. For example: The year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar is 2023年 in 西暦「2023年は西暦2023年です」(にせんにじゅうさんねんはせいれきにせんにじゅうさんねんです). The event occurred in 1999 AD「その出来事は西暦1999年に起こりました」(そのできごとはせいれきせんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうきゅうねんにおこりました). This term is essential when discussing historical or international dates in Japanese.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2102

Composition

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Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 西暦

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

西

Meaning

West

kanji

暦

Meaning

Calendar, Almanac

Words Related to 西暦 Through the Kanji 西

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 西 as well.

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西

Meaning

West

word

西洋

Meaning

West, Western

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西洋人

Meaning

Westerner

word

東西

Meaning

East and west

word

南西

Meaning

Southwest

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北西

Meaning

Northwest

word

西側

Meaning

West side

Words Related to 西暦 Through the Kanji 暦

This Word contains the Kanji 暦 as well.

word

暦

Meaning

Calendar

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