しょねん
初年
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Adverb
first year•early years (of a reign or era)
Example Sentences
平成初年に生まれた世代だ。
It's the generation born in the early Heisei years.
入社初年はとても忙しかった。
My first year at the company was very busy.
昭和初年の写真が残っている。
Photos from the early Showa period still remain.
明治初年に建てられた建物です。
This building was constructed in the early years of the Meiji era.
創業初年から黒字を出すのは難しい。
It's hard for a company to turn a profit in its very first year.