How to say "annual" in Japanese

• 年次ねんじCommon
  prenominal modifierCovers the adjective sense of 'annual', meaning yearly. It describes something that happens or is done once a year, as in an annual meeting or report.
  その代表者だいひょうしゃは年次ねんじ会議かいぎを欠席けっせきした。↗

  The representative was absent from the annual conference.
• 年鑑ねんかんJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers the noun sense of 'annual': a book published once a year. It is really a yearbook or almanac, so use it when you mean the publication itself.
  この年鑑ねんかんには美うつくしい写真しゃしんがたくさん載のっている。↗

  This yearbook is illustrated with a lot of beautiful photographs.

Use 年次 for the adjective sense of 'annual', describing things that happen or are done each year, and 年鑑 for the noun sense, a yearbook or almanac published once a year.

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• 年次ねんじannual
• 年鑑ねんかんyearbook
• 歳歳さいさいannual
• アニュアルannual
• 一年草いちねんそうannual
• 一年生植物いちねんせいしょくぶつannual
• 一年生いちねんせいannual