ねんかん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. (period of) a year
Suffix
2. during an era
Kanji used
year
interval
Pitch accent
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Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
Examples (84 in total)
Tom and I didn't speak to each other for three years.
I have lived in this village for the past ten years.
He continued his research for a further ten years.