ねんらい
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished
Adverb
2. for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
Pitch accent
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Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
several years standing; over several years
since last year
Examples (1 in total)
I have known her for five years.