ねんりん
年輪
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
annual tree ring•growth ring
Noun
experience in life
Example Sentences
木を切ると年輪が見える。
When you cut down a tree, you can see its growth rings.
年輪は一年に一つずつ増えていく。
Tree rings increase by one each year.
この木の年輪を数えれば、樹齢が分かる。
If you count this tree's rings, you can tell its age.
年輪の間隔を見ると、その年の気候が分かるそうだ。
They say you can tell what the climate was like that year by looking at the spacing of the tree rings.
彼女の顔には、長い人生の年輪が刻まれているようだった。
Her face seemed etched with the rings of a long life.