Japanese Conversation · Level 17
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Japanese word
年間
Pronunciation
Romajinenkan
Meaning
- nouna year
Example
年間で一万円貯めます。nen kan de ichi man en ta me ma su
I save 10,000 yen a year.
More examples
このサービスの年間料金は一万二千円です。ko no sā bi su no nen kan ryō kin wa ichi man ni sen en de su
The annual fee for this service is 12,000 yen.
Core concept
It views one year as a time span or uses it as a standard unit for stating yearly amounts and frequency.
Common phrases
年間でnen kan de
in a year
年間の費用nen kan no hi yō
annual cost
年間パスnen kan pa su
annual pass
Similar words
一年間ichinenkan: A duration that continues for one full year.
Definition in Japanese
一年のあいだ。また、一年を単位とする数量や頻度。ichi nen no a i da ma ta ichi nen o tan i to su ru sū ryō ya hin do
Word origin
年間 (nenkan) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 年 (nen, "year") and 間 (kan, "interval"), meaning an interval of one year.
Usage tips
- 年間 (nenkan) can show the total amount for a one-year period, as in 年間一万円 (nenkan ichiman-en), while 一年間 (ichinenkan) describes a duration of one year.