ねん
年
year
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
year
Counter
counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
Noun
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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Example Sentences
１０年は待つには長い時間だ。
Ten years is a long time to wait.
３年前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。
I came to Tokyo three years ago and have been living here ever since.
それが高1の時だから17年が経ちました。
That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.
家名を嵯峨と改姓したのは明治３年でした。
It was the third year of Meiji when their family name was changed to Saga.
２、３年でフランス語に熟達するのはきわめて難しい。
It's quite difficult to master French in 2 or 3 years.