How to say 'Year' in Japanese | 年間

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The Japanese word for Year is 'Nenkan', written as 年間 in Japanese.'Year' in hiragana is ねんかん.

word

年間

Meaning

Year

Reading

ねんかん

nenkan

Kanji

年Year 間Interval, Space

Explanation

The Japanese noun '年間 (ねんかん)' refers to a period of one year or an annual basis. It is commonly used to describe events, statistics, or activities that occur over the course of a year. For example: annual sales「年間売上」(ねんかんうりあげ). This word can also be used to specify a particular year, such as in 'last year'「昨年間」(さくねんかん). It is important to note that '年間' is often used in contexts involving time frames, schedules, or reports that span a full year.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

548

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 年間

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

kanji

間

Meaning

Interval, Space

Words Related to 年間 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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少年

Meaning

Boy

word

年金

Meaning

Pension

word

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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同年

Meaning

Same year

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本年

Meaning

This year

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晩年

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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

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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

Words Related to 年間 Through the Kanji 間

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 間 as well.

word

間

Meaning

Between

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時間

Meaning

Time

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人間

Meaning

Human

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この間

Meaning

Recently

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期間

Meaning

Period

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間違い

Meaning

Mistake

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週間

Meaning

Week

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仲間

Meaning

Companion

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空間

Meaning

Space

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瞬間

Meaning

Moment

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世間

Meaning

World, Society

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民間

Meaning

Private, Civilian

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間違う

Meaning

Mistake

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客間

Meaning

Guestroom

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日間

Meaning

Days

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時間割り

Meaning

Schedule

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中間

Meaning

Middle, Interim

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昼間

Meaning

Daytime

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間違える

Meaning

Mistake

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隙間

Meaning

Gap

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間に合わせる

Meaning

Make do

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間近

Meaning

Near

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間も無く

Meaning

Soon

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間に合う

Meaning

Suffice, Be in time

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間接

Meaning

Indirect

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洋間

Meaning

Western room

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手間

Meaning

Effort

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居間

Meaning

Living room

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分間

Meaning

Minutes

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夜間

Meaning

Night

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間隔

Meaning

Interval

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What does 'Nenkan' (年間) mean?

'Nenkan' means 'Year' .

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