# 暦 — Calendar

Frequency rank 1688 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 顕 (Appear), less common than 雷 (Thunder).

- On’yomi: れき
- Kun’yomi: こよみ
- Radical: 日 Sun (Kangxi 72)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

A cliff on the upper left shelters flowers in the middle with the sun below — tracking the sun from a cliff covered in seasonal flowers is how you make a calendar.

In words:

- 暦 こよみ — calendar;almanac
- 西暦 せいれき — Christian Era,anno domini (A.D.)
- 還暦 かんれき — 60th birthday

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