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.
The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.
Come to think of it, I haven't chewed gum in years.
He got very proficient in English in a few years.
The birthrate will continue to decline for years to come.
Air quality has deteriorated these past few years.
I'll be visiting Japan again in a few years.
He returned to his native village, where he spent the last few years of his life.
The quality of their products has gone down over the years.
The twenty-first century starts in just a few years.