学年|がくねんgakunen[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounacademic year; school year
2. nounyear in school; grade in school
   第だい１学年がくねんには５つクラスがあった。↗

   There were five classes in the first year.

• Related年級NeutralA neutral-register synonym of 学年, but far less common in modern Japanese; it carries no special nuance, and 学年 is the natural choice in both speech and writing.

Use 学年 for a school year or a student's grade in nearly every context; 年級 means the same but is rare in modern Japanese, so treat 学年 as the default.

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1. 学校がっこうで定さだめた一いち年間ねんかんを単位たんいとした修学期間しゅうがくきかん。
2. 修学期間しゅうがくきかんで区別くべつした学級がっきゅう。一いち年間ねんかんを単位たんいとした修学しゅうがく・進級しんきゅうの段階だんかい。