一年生・１年生|いちねんせいichinensei[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounfirst-year student; first-year pupil
   わたしは去年きょねん一いち年生ねんせいでした。↗

   I was a first year student last year.
2. nounbeginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year
3. no-adjective, botanyannual
   なぜ一種いっしゅの植物しょくぶつが一いち年生ねんせいの草本そうほんになったり、多年生たねんせいの木本きもとになったりするのでしょうか。↗

   I wonder why it is that some plants become annuals and others perennials?
4. noun, botanyannual plant

• SynonymフレッシュマンNeutralLoanword for a first-year university or high-school student, also a new full-time hire; less common. 「１年生」 is the everyday term and can also mean a beginner.
• Synonym新入生しんにゅうせいNeutralRefers to newly enrolled students; leans formal, as in 「新入生歓迎会」. 「１年生」 can also mean a beginner in any field.
• SynonymフレッシャーNeutralLoanword for a university freshman or a new employee fresh out of college; less common. For students the everyday word is 「新入生」, for employees 「新入社員」.

Use 「１年生」 for a first-year student or a beginner, as in 「小学１年生」 or 「社会人１年生」; for newly enrolled students the formal term is 「新入生」; the loanword 「フレッシュマン」 is less common.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 植物しょくぶつで、発芽はつがしたその年としのうちに枯かれる性質せいしつ。
2. その段階だんかいの学校がっこうに入はいって1年ねん目めの者もの。