NichiDict

ねん
[nen]
Illustration for 年

Meanings

1.Noun

year

2.Counter

counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)

3.Noun

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

Other Readings

」 has other readings with different meanings.

Examples

今は二千二十六年だ。

It's the year 2026 now.

三年前にこの町に引っ越してきた。

I moved to this town three years ago.

何年かかっても必ず完成させるつもりです。

I plan to finish it no matter how many years it takes.