すうじゅうねん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. few decades; many decades; several decades
Pitch accent
⚠
す
うじゅ
うねん
Composed of
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
ten years; decade
Composed of
dozens; scores of; decades
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Examples (2 in total)
After decades of civil war, order was restored.
This town has undergone great changes over the past few decades.