がくねん
Meanings
Noun
1. academic year; school year
When the new school year began, I ended up in the same class as that girl.
2. year in school; grade in school
Moreover, that person is the best in their grade!
Pitch accent
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くねん
Composed of
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
same year in school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
Examples (12 in total)
Students from other grades are also coming, aren't they?
Moreover, that person is the best in their grade!
That's the grade you're in charge of.
In Japan, the school year starts in April.
All three are in the same grade.
The new school year begins in April in Japan.
There were five classes in the first year.
It determines the fate of all students in all grades.
About half a month had passed since the new school year began.
Even so, the president's grades are naturally top of the class.
The grade level is sixth, and it is said that all the club members are sixth-year students.
When the new school year began, I ended up in the same class as that girl.