天明

てんめい

Meanings

1. Noun dawn; daybreak
2. Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 明 clear. Read as メイ.

Words containing 天明

• 天明調 (てんめいちょう) style of haikai or haiku from the Tenmei era (based on a return to the style of Basho)
• 天明の飢饉 (てんめいのききん) Tenmei famine (1782-1787)

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