Japanese people use the western calendar to denote the year as well as using the name of the Japanese era.
The Japanese use both the western calendar and the name of a Japanese imperial era to talk about years.
ーJapanese people use the western calendar to denote the year as well as using the name of the Japanese era, so it's confusing and bothersome sometimes.
「日本人は年を示すのに元号も西暦も使うので、時々混乱して面倒です」
western calendar で「西暦」
name of the Japanese era で「元号」
confusing で「混乱させる」
bothersome で「面倒な」
ーThe Japanese use both the western calendar and the name of a Japanese imperial era to talk about years.
「日本人は年代について話す時に、西暦と元号の両方を使います」
name of a Japanese imperial era で「元号」とも表現できます。
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