元禄

建立元勳，以歷顯祿，福之上也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
建立元勋，以历显禄，福之上也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Selections of Refined Literature, 520 – 530 CE

Jiàn lì yuán xūn, yǐ lì xiǎn lù, fú zhī shàng yě. [Pinyin]

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Literally “source of happiness”.

元(げん)禄(ろく) • (Genroku) 

1. (historical) an era that began on 10 October 1688 (thirtieth day of the ninth month according to the Japanese calendar), and ended on 16 April 1704 (thirteenth day of the third month); considered to be the golden age of the Edo period

• 貞(じょう)享(きょう) (Jōkyō, era that preceded the Genroku era)
• 宝(ほう)永(えい) (Hōei, era following the Genroku era)

元(げん)禄(ろく) • (Genroku) 

1. (colloquial) Short for 元禄袖 (Genroku sode): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (colloquial) Short for 元禄模様 (Genroku moyō): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.