(exp,suf) the era of the ... dynasty
the ... reign
(exp) the era of the ... dynasty
the ... reign
(n) Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
(n) (obsc) Yoshino period (Japan's Northern and Southern Courts period, esp. from the viewpoint of the legitimacy of the Southern Court, 1336-1392 CE)
(n) period of the northern and southern dynasties (in China, 5th-6th c. CE in Japan, 1336-92)
(n) Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (220-589 CE)