年|ねんnen[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounyear
2. countercounter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
   彼かれは四よん年ねん刑期けいきのところを二に年ねんで釈放しゃくほうされた。↗

   He was let out after serving just two years of his four-year prison sentence.

   カレンダーの日付ひづけは１９６４年ねん９月がつ２３日にちでした。↗

   The date on the calendar was September 23, 1964.
3. nounperiod of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

• Related歳さいNeutralA counter for age, as in 「二十歳」. Note that 「年」 read とし means one's age, while read ねん it counts years.
• Related年間ねんかんNeutralA noun for a span of one or more years, as in 「年間計画」 or 「三年間」; it stresses the duration rather than the year itself.
• Related年度ねんどNeutralA noun for a fiscal or academic year (「年度末」, 「会計年度」), used mostly in finance and schools.
• Related年代ねんだいNeutralA noun for an era or decade, as in 「九十年代」; it can also mean the year something dates from.
• Related年次ねんじNeutralA noun for a year or class year (「年次報告」), used mostly inside compounds.
• Related年中ねんじゅうNeutralA noun and adverb meaning all year round (「年中無休」); the focus is on the whole year.
• Related年頃としごろNeutralA noun for approximate age, or the age of youthful maturity, as in 「同じ年頃」 and 「年頃の娘」.
• Related一年いちねんNeutralA noun for one year (「一年経つ」), focusing on the length of a single year.
• Related年端としはNeutralA noun for one's age (「年端もいかない子」), mostly found in this negative set phrase.

Use 「年（ねん）」 to count years, give a year, or a school grade, as in 「三年」 and 「一年生」. Count age with 「歳」, say 「年度」 for fiscal or school years, 「年代」 for periods, and 「年頃」 for a rough age.

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

1. （ネン、とし）年ねんに一度いちどだけをみることになった。
2. （ネン　古語こご「年（ねん）ねんが明あける」等とうで用もちいる）年季ねんき奉公ほうこうにおける期限きげん。
3. 期間きかんや年次ねんじをあらわす助数詞じょすうし。