ねん
Meanings
Noun
1. year
Counter
2. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
Noun
Abbreviation
3. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Kanji used
year
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (234 in total)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one year; some time ago
three years
(period of) a year; during an era
how many years; how long; what year
half a year; six months
ten years; decade
one year; some time ago
three years
every year; yearly; annually
long time; many years
several years; a few years
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
four years
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
years later
age; era; period; date
months and years
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
minor; not of age
few decades; many decades; several decades
following year
end-of-year
prime of life
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
senior; elder; person older than oneself
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
senior; older
one's later years; final years (in life)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
childhood; infancy
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
same year in school
annuity; pension
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
young; juvenile
for some years
that year; same year; same age
number of years
many years
one's remaining years
former years; formerly; a few years ago
number of years
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
long time; many years
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
this (current) year
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
by the end of the year
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
the present year; at that time
years of (someone's) birth and death
youth; minor; young people
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
visiting a shrine on New Year's Eve and staying there until (or returning on) New Year's Day
passing of years; lapse of time; aging; ageing
the whole year; all the year
all year; year round
yearly (annual) turnover
annual publication; year of publication
before the year ...
year of a person's death; one's age at death
beginning of the year; the oldest person
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
several hundred million years
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
two years later; year after next
the last days; the final years; the last generation
annual interest rate
year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)
more than ... years; -odd years
long service
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
yearly amount
quinquennial; recurring every five years
annual average; annual mean
one's actual age; one's fifties and sixties
bad year; bad harvest
every year; year after year
conference; annual convention
age; years (old)
model year (of an automobile, etc.)
quinquennial; recurring every five years
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
yearly amount
Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
adulthood (i.e. age 20 in Japan); one's majority
annual rate (of interest)
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
year of a person's death; one's age at death
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
the old year; last year
more than a year
annual production
decennial; recurring every ten years
age at one's death
age at one's death
all year round; year after year
quinquennial; recurring every five years
biennially; every second year; every other year
annual salary
the next year
years since produced (of cars)
quadrennial; recurring every four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
annual production
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
successive years
year of publication
New Year's greetings
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
quinquennial; recurring every five years
decennial; recurring every ten years
septennial; recurring every seven years
some other year; some day
annual variation
amount of a pension payment; annuity
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
octennial; recurring every eight years
years (since the start of an era)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
septennial; recurring every seven years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
two years later; year after next
decennial; recurring every ten years
decennial; recurring every ten years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
septennial; recurring every seven years
death anniversary; Buddhist anniversary service
age verification
man of perennial youth; man who never loses his youthful vigor
(some year's) model
quinquennial; recurring every five years
quinquennial; recurring every five years
years of (someone's) birth and death
decennial; recurring every ten years
yearly payment; annual payment; paying in yearly instalments
decennial; recurring every ten years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
quadrennial; recurring every four years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
septennial; recurring every seven years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
novennial; recurring every nine years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
octennial; recurring every eight years
person-year; man-year
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
expiration of a term of service
expiration of a term of service
adding years
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
annual rate
annual parallax; heliocentric parallax; stellar parallax
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
annual profit
annual tax
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)
Examples (200 in total)
I only wear a kimono about once a year.
He is in good health in spite of his age.
We were married five years ago today.