How to say "annually" in Japanese

• 毎年まいとしJLPT N5approx.Common
  adverb, nounThe default word for the plain 'every year' sense: a recurring event or action that takes place each year. Use it whenever you simply state annual frequency, with no nuance of change or comparison.
  彼かれは毎年まいとし軽井沢かるいざわへ行いく。↗

  He goes to Karuizawa every year.
• 年々ねんねんCommon
  noun, adverbAlthough it can mean 'annually,' its core sense is 'year by year': something that increases, decreases, or otherwise changes with each passing year. It is not the neutral choice for a fixed yearly event.
  アルコールの消費量しょうひりょうは年々ねんねん増ふえている。↗

  Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
• 例年れいねんCommon
  noun, adverbRefers to what typically happens in an ordinary year, rather than to a fixed annual event; it often serves as the baseline when comparing the current year with previous ones.

Use 毎年 for the plain statement that something happens every year; 年々 for something changing year by year; 例年 for what typically happens in an average year, often compared with the current one.

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• 毎年まいとしevery year
• 年々ねんねんyear by year
• 年ごとにとしごとにannually
• 年年歳歳ねんねんさいさいannually
• 逐年ちくねんannually
• 歳々年々さいさいねんねんannually
• 例年れいねんevery year