ねん
Meanings
Noun
1. year
Counter
2. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
Noun
Abbreviation
3. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Kanji used
year
Pitch accent
Top 300
Used in vocabulary (234 in total)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one year; some time ago
Examples (200 in total)
I only wear a kimono about once a year.
He is in good health in spite of his age.
We were married five years ago today.