がくねん
Meanings
Noun
1. 学校で定めた一年間を単位とした修学期間。
2. 修学期間で区別した学級。一年間を単位とした修学・進級の段階。
Kanji used
study
year
Pitch accent
くねん
Top 5900
Composed of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
same year in school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
Examples (3 in total)
The new school year begins in April in Japan.
There were five classes in the first year.
The teacher is in charge of the third-year class.