年 meaning'year, counter for years'
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年とし、ねんyear, an age
一年いちねんone year
二年にねんtwo years
三年さんねんthree years
四年よねんfour years
五年ごねんfive years
六年ろくねんsix years
七年ななねんseven years
年をとるとしをとるto grow older
年上としうえelder
今年ことしthis year
去年きょねんlast year
中年ちゅうねんmiddle-aged
何年なんねんwhat year
‾年前‾ねんまえ~years before
半年はんとしhalf a year
少年しょうねんboy, youth
〜年前〜ねんまえ~years before
光年こうねんdiplomacy
今年の夏ことしのなつthis summer
~年~ねん~ years
年中ねんじゅうwhole year, always, everyday
年代ねんだいage, era, period, date
年度ねんどyear, fiscal year, school year, term
‾年後‾ねんご~years after
〜年後〜ねんご~years after
新年しんねんnew year
一昨年いっさくねんyear before last
年月ねんげつmonths and years
来年らいねんnext year
さ来年さらいねんyear after next
再来年さらいねんyear after next
毎年まいねんevery year
生年月日せいねんがっぴdate of birth
一年生いちねんせいfirst-year student
万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen
一年間いちねんかんa year
年間ねんかんyear
青年せいねんa young man, a youth, young people
青少年せいしょうねんyouth, young person
年齢ねんれいage, years
お年玉おとしだまNew Year's gift
一周年いっしゅうねんone full year
一箇年いっかねんone year
丑の年うしのとしYear of the Ox
丑年うしどしyear of the ox
亥年いどし, いのししどしyear of the boar
享年きょうねんone's age at death
今年度こんねんどthis year
例年れいねんaverage (normal, ordinary) year, every year, annually
元年がんねんfirst year (of a specific reign)
前年ぜんねんthe preceding year, the previous year, last year
前年度ぜんねんどpreceding fiscal year
千九百年代せんきゅうひゃくねんだいthe 1900s
卯年うさぎどしyear of the hare
厄年やくどしunlucky year, critical age
厚生年金こうせいねんきんwelfare pension
周年しゅうねんwhole year, anniversary
壮年そうねんprime of life
寅年とらどしyear of the tiger
巳年みどし, へびどしyear of the snake
平年並みへいねんなみaverage year, normal year
年の暮れとしのくれyear end
年の瀬としのせNew Year's Eve, the year end
年俸ねんぽうannual salary
年功ねんこうlong service
年功加俸ねんこうかほうlong service allowance, longevity pay
年功序列ねんこうじょれつseniority by length of service
年収ねんしゅうannual income
年始ねんしNew Year's call, beginning of the year, New Year's greetings
年寄りとしよりold people, the aged; sumo coaches
年嵩としかさsenior, older, elderly
年末ねんまつend-of-year
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year, student in ... year
年甫ねんぽbeginning of the year
年甲斐もないとしがいもないunbecoming, unsuitable, wrong for one's age, disgraceful
年甲斐も無いとしがいもないunbecoming, unsuitable, wrong for one's age, disgraceful
年租ねんそannual tax
年譜ねんぷchronological record
年貢ねんぐannual tribute, land tax
年貢米ねんぐまいannual rice tax
年賀ねんがNew Year's greetings, New Year's card
年賀状ねんがじょうNew Year's card
年賦ねんぷannual installment, annual instalment
年金ねんきんannuity, pension
年鑑ねんかんyearbook, almanac, annual
年齢層ねんれいそうage range, age-group
幼年ようねんchildhood, infancy
幾年にも亘るいくねんにもわたるto extend over so many years
往年おうねんformer, one-time, years ago
忘年会ぼうねんかいyear-end party
恭賀新年きょうがしんねんHappy New Year!
数億年すうおくねんseveral hundred million years
昨年さくねんlast year
昨年度さくねんどprevious fiscal year
昨年来さくねんらいsince last year
昭和年間しょうわねんかんShowa era
晩年ばんねん(one's) last years
暦年れきねんcalendar year, civil year, time, year after year
更年期こうねんきmenopause, change of life
翌年よくねん, よくとしfollowing year
老年ろうねんold age
若年じゃくねんyouth
謹賀新年きんがしんねんHappy New Year!
豊年ほうねんfruitful year
越年えつねんring out the old year, hibernation
辰の年たつのとしthe year of the Dragon
辰年たつどしyear of the dragon
近年きんねんrecent years
酉年とりどしyear of the cock
隔年かくねんbiannually, every second year, every other year
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