年度|ねんどnendo[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
   零細れいさい小売店こうりてんなどは新年度しんねんどには利益りえきを上あげるでしょう。↗

   Mom-and-pop stores will turn a profit in the new fiscal year.
2. noun, noun (suffix)academic year; school year
3. noun, noun (suffix)product year

• Related年間ねんかんNeutralCovers the length of one year as a duration, as in 「年間売上」; 「年度」 is a year period defined by the fiscal or school calendar.
• Related年次ねんじNeutralIndicates order by year, as in seniority by year of joining, or a yearly occurrence as in 「年次総会」; 「年度」 is a year period.

Use 「年度」 for a year period defined by the fiscal or school calendar. Use 「年間」 for the duration of one year, and 「年次」 for rank by year (hiring, graduation) or annual events.

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1. 事務じむ・会計かいけいなどの便宜べんぎのために設もうけた一いち年ねんの期間きかん。