How to say 'Yearly' in Japanese | 年々

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The Japanese word for Yearly is 'Nennen', written as 年々 in Japanese.'Yearly' in hiragana is ねんねん.

word

年々

Meaning

Yearly

Reading

ねんねん

nennen

Kanji

年Year

Explanation

The Japanese adverb '年々 (ねんねん)' means 'yearly' or 'year by year'. It is used to describe something that happens or changes gradually over the years. This word emphasizes a steady progression or trend over time. For example: the population is increasing yearly「人口は年々増えている」(じんこうはねんねんふえている). The cost of living is rising yearly「生活費は年々上がっている」(せいかつひはねんねんあがっている). Note that '年々' is often used in contexts where a gradual change or trend is observed over a period of years.

Part Of Speech

adverb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5068

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 年々

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

Words Related to 年々 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

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

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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 年々 Through the Kanji 々

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 々 as well.

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時々

Meaning

Sometimes

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人々

Meaning

People

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少々

Meaning

Slightly

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我々

Meaning

word

中々

Meaning

Quite, Not easily

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色々

Meaning

Various

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元々

Meaning

Originally

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益々

Meaning

Increasingly

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次々

Meaning

One after another

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日々

Meaning

Days

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明々後日

Meaning

Day after tomorrow

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国々

Meaning

Countries

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段々

Meaning

Gradually

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様々

Meaning

Various

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態々

Meaning

Specially

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個々

Meaning

Individual

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偶々

Meaning

By chance

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方々

Meaning

People

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徐々

Meaning

Gradually

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順々に

Meaning

In order

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堂々

Meaning

Majestic, Unashamed

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一々

Meaning

Every, Each

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苛々

Meaning

Irritation

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精々

Meaning

At most

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所々

Meaning

Parts, Spots

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次々に

Meaning

One after another

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度々

Meaning

Often

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若々しい

Meaning

Youthful

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続々

Meaning

Continuously, One after another

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神々

Meaning

Gods

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等々

Meaning

Etc

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別々

Meaning

Separate

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各々

Meaning

Each

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種々

Meaning

Various

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騒々しい

Meaning

Noisy

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