Kan'ei (寛永) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,, lit. "year name") after Genna and before Shōhō. This period started in February 1624 and ended in December 1643.[1] During this time, the emperors and empress were Go-Mizunoo-tennō (後水尾天皇),[2] and Meishō-tennō (明正天皇).[3]