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{{lang|ja|初春'''令'''月、氣淑風'''和'''、梅披鏡前之粉、蘭薫珮後之香。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miko.org/~uraki/kuon/furu/text/waka/manyou/mana.htm|title=真字萬葉集卷第五雜歌0815|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|quote=天平二年正月十三日，萃于帥老大伴旅人之宅，申宴會也。于時，初春令月，氣淑風和。梅披鏡前之粉，蘭薰珮後之香。加以，曙嶺移雲，松掛羅而傾蓋，夕岫結霧，鳥封穀而迷林。庭舞新蝶，空歸故鴈。於是，蓋天坐地，促膝飛觴。忘言一室之裏，開衿煙霞之外。淡然自放，快然自足。若非翰苑，何以攄情。請紀落梅之篇，古今夫何異矣。宜賦園梅，聊成短詠。}}</ref>}}}} |
{{lang|ja|初春'''令'''月、氣淑風'''和'''、梅披鏡前之粉、蘭薫珮後之香。<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miko.org/~uraki/kuon/furu/text/waka/manyou/mana.htm|title=真字萬葉集卷第五雜歌0815|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=|quote=天平二年正月十三日，萃于帥老大伴旅人之宅，申宴會也。于時，初春令月，氣淑風和。梅披鏡前之粉，蘭薰珮後之香。加以，曙嶺移雲，松掛羅而傾蓋，夕岫結霧，鳥封穀而迷林。庭舞新蝶，空歸故鴈。於是，蓋天坐地，促膝飛觴。忘言一室之裏，開衿煙霞之外。淡然自放，快然自足。若非翰苑，何以攄情。請紀落梅之篇，古今夫何異矣。宜賦園梅，聊成短詠。}}</ref>}}}} |
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{{lang|ja|初春の令月にして気淑く風和ぎ、梅は鏡前の粉を披き、蘭（らん）は珮（はい）後の香を薫らす<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO43167240R00C19A4000000/|title=新元号「令和」 首相談話「花を大きく咲かせたい」|last=|first=|date=2019-04-01|work=日本経済新聞|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref>}}}} |
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The Reiwa period (Japanese: 令和時代, Hepburn: Reiwa jidai)[1] will be the next era of Japan.
The period is expected to start on 1 May 2019,[2] the day when Emperor Akihito's elder son, Naruhito, is expected to ascend to the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan.
Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne on 30 April 2019, marking the end of Heisei period. The year 2019 corresponds to Heisei 31 until 30 April, and Reiwa 1 (令和元年, Reiwa gannen, English: "First year of Reiwa") from 1 May 2019.[3]
Background
The Japanese government announced the name during a live televised press conference, as Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga traditionally revealed the kanji calligraphy on a board.[4][5] Prime Minister Shinzō Abe said that Reiwa represents "a culture being born and nurtured by people coming together beautifully."[6] A nine member expert panel including Sadayuki Sakakibara, former chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Shinya Yamanaka, Kyoto University professor and Nobel prize-winning stem-cell scientist, and Mariko Hayashi, Japanese award-winning novelist, reportedly chose the name from a list of five candidates.[6]
The kanji characters for Reiwa are derived from the ancient poem anthology Man'yōshū, particularly the sacred ume flowers of Japan, representing harmony.[7][4][better source needed]
Literary Japanese translation: 初春の令月にして気淑く風和ぎ、梅は鏡前の粉を披き、蘭（らん）は珮（はい）後の香を薫らす[9]
English translation: It is during the month of good fortune ("Rei"), when the air is auspicious, the winds are gentle/harmonious ("wa"), and the plum flowers blossoming like makeup applied to a beauty resplendent before a mirror, and the orchids adorning themselves in their scent.
Novelty
In addition, the characters mark the first time a Japanese era name with characters that were taken from Japanese classical literature instead of classic Chinese literature.[6][10][better source needed][11]
The director-general of National Institute of Japanese Literature in Tokyo, Professor Robert Campbell, provided an official interpretation of the characters based on the poem,[clarification needed] noting that "Rei" is an auspicious wave of energy of the plum blossoms carried by the wind, and "Wa", the general character of peace and tranquility.[citation needed]
Given the context, Reiwa can be best understood in English as "redolent harmony".
Accordingly, the name marks the 248th era name designated in Japanese history.[6][12]
Implementation
The Unicode Consortium has already reserved a code point (U+32FF) for a new glyph which will combine halfwidth versions of Reiwa's kanji, 令 and 和, into a single full-width character.[13]
References
- ^ "新元号「令和（れいわ）」 出典は万葉集" (in Japanese). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ McCurry, Justin (1 April 2019). "Reiwa: Japan prepares to enter new era of 'fortunate harmony'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "New Japanese imperial era Reiwa takes name from ancient poetry". Reuters. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ a b "Japan reveals name of new imperial era will be 'Reiwa'". BBC. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Yamaguchi, Mari (1 April 2019). "Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Japan names new imperial era beginning May 1 "Reiwa"". Kyodo News. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Espinosa, Javier (1 April 2019). "Japón anuncia su nueva era imperial: "Reiwa"" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "真字萬葉集卷第五雜歌0815".
天平二年正月十三日，萃于帥老大伴旅人之宅，申宴會也。于時，初春令月，氣淑風和。梅披鏡前之粉，蘭薰珮後之香。加以，曙嶺移雲，松掛羅而傾蓋，夕岫結霧，鳥封穀而迷林。庭舞新蝶，空歸故鴈。於是，蓋天坐地，促膝飛觴。忘言一室之裏，開衿煙霞之外。淡然自放，快然自足。若非翰苑，何以攄情。請紀落梅之篇，古今夫何異矣。宜賦園梅，聊成短詠。
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "新元号「令和」 首相談話「花を大きく咲かせたい」". 日本経済新聞. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ Osaki, Tomohiro (1 April 2019). "Reiwa: Japan reveals name of new era ahead of Emperor's abdication". The Japan Times Online. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "新元号は「令和」（れいわ） 万葉集典拠、国書由来は初". Asahi News Digital. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ "Japan announces "Reiwa" as new era name to begin under new emperor". Xinhua. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "New Japanese Era". The Unicode Blog. Unicode Consortium. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 1 April 2019.