Hōgen
Encyclopedia
In Japanese, Hōgen may refer to several words. Among them:
  • Hōgen (era)
    Hogen (era)
    was a after Kyūju and before Heiji. This period spanned the years from April 1156 through April 1159. The reigning emperors were and .-Change of era:* January 24, 1156 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events...

     (保元, 1156 - 1159), an era in Japan
  • dialect
    Dialect
    The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...

     (方言) — for example: "eigo no hōgen" (English dialect)

See also

  • Hogen
    Pasty
    A pasty , sometimes known as a pastie or British pasty in the United States, is a filled pastry case, associated in particular with Cornwall in Great Britain. It is made by placing the uncooked filling on a flat pastry circle, and folding it to wrap the filling, crimping the edge at the side or top...

     - the Cornish word for pasty
  • Japanese dialects
    Japanese dialects
    The comprise many regional variants. The lingua franca of Japan is called hyōjungo or kyōtsūgo , and while it was based initially on the Tokyo dialect, the language of Japan's capital has since gone in its own direction to become one of Japan's many dialects...

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