令和（れいわ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: Reiwa era
Example sentences
- 令和になって新しい時代が始まった。 — With the start of the Reiwa era, a new age began.
- 令和の初めに大きな変化があった。 — There was a major change at the very start of the Reiwa era.
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