How to say 'Same year' in Japanese | 同年

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The Japanese word for Same year is 'Dounen', written as 同年 in Japanese.'Same year' in hiragana is どうねん.

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同年

Meaning

Same year

Reading

どうねん

dounen

Kanji

同Same 年Year

Explanation

The Japanese noun '同年 (どうねん)' refers to the same year or the identical year in question. It is often used to compare events, ages, or occurrences that happened within the same calendar year. For example: We graduated in the same year「私たちは同年に卒業しました」(わたしたちはどうねんにそつぎょうしました). He was born in the same year as me「彼は私と同年に生まれました」(かれはわたしとどうねんにうまれました). This term is particularly useful in contexts where synchrony or simultaneity within a specific year is emphasized.

Part Of Speech

noun

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Kanji Grade

Frequency

5119

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 同年

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

同

Meaning

Same

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

Words Related to 同年 Through the Kanji 同

These 20 Words contain the Kanji 同 as well.

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同じ

Meaning

Same

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同時

Meaning

Simultaneous

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同様

Meaning

Same

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同

Meaning

Same

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同じく

Meaning

Also

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同一

Meaning

Same, Identical

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共同

Meaning

Cooperation

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合同

Meaning

Joint, Combination

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同盟

Meaning

Alliance

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同僚

Meaning

Colleague

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一同

Meaning

Everyone

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同情

Meaning

Sympathy

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同性

Meaning

Same sex

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同等

Meaning

Equality, Equivalence

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同意

Meaning

Consent, Agreement

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同士

Meaning

Companion

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同級生

Meaning

Classmate

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同居

Meaning

Cohabitation

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同姓

Meaning

Same surname

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同封

Meaning

Enclosure

Words Related to 同年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

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年

Meaning

Year

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年下

Meaning

Younger

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一昨年

Meaning

Year before last

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年間

Meaning

Year

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少年

Meaning

Boy

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年金

Meaning

Pension

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年齢

Meaning

Age

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年度

Meaning

Year, Fiscal

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青年

Meaning

Youth

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今年

Meaning

This year

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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万年筆

Meaning

Fountain pen

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年賀状

Meaning

New years card

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毎年

Meaning

Every year

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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半年

Meaning

Half year

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近年

Meaning

Recent

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翌年

Meaning

Next year

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年寄り

Meaning

Elderly

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昨年

Meaning

Last year

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元年

Meaning

First year

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去年

Meaning

Last year

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長年

Meaning

Many years

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お年玉

Meaning

Money

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年月

Meaning

Years

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年月日

Meaning

Date

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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年代

Meaning

Era, Age

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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学年

Meaning

Grade

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本年

Meaning

This year

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晩年

Meaning

Later years

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年長

Meaning

Older

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年末

Meaning

Year end

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来年

Meaning

Next year

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忘年会

Meaning

Year end party

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年配

Meaning

Elderly

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年収

Meaning

Annual income

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定年

Meaning

Retirement

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年始

Meaning

New year

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前年

Meaning

Previous year

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年上

Meaning

Older

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未成年

Meaning

Minor

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例年

Meaning

Usual year

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年賀

Meaning

New years card

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