すうねん
Meanings
Noun
1. several years; a few years
Kanji used
number
year
Pitch accent
うねん
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Composed of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
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 (4 in total)
a few years ago; some years back
a few years later
Examples (12 in total)
Several years went by.
I haven't smoked in several years.
Gardening has been popular for some years.