Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
いち
Grade: 1
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(いち)(ねん) (ichinen

  1. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)
    Synonym: (toshi)
  2. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar
    Synonym: 一年間
    この一年(いちねん)(かえり)みる
    kono ichinen o kaerimiru
    look back on the year
  3. first year (student), freshmen
    Synonym: 一年生
  4. an unspecified year
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1
とせ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひと)(とせ) (hitotose

  1. (a duration of) one year
  2. an unspecified year in the past
    一年(ひととせ)大地震(おおじしん)のあった(とき)...
    hitotose ōjishin no atta toki
    the year when the large earthquake happened...

See also

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Japanese number-counter combinations for (ねん) (nen)
1 2 3 4 5
(いち)(ねん) (ichinen) ()(ねん) (ninen) (さん)(ねん) (sannen) ()(ねん) (yonen) ()(ねん) (gonen)
6 7 8 9 10
(ろく)(ねん) (rokunen) (なな)(ねん) (nananen)
(しち)(ねん) (shichinen)
(はち)(ねん) (hachinen) (きゅう)(ねん) (kyūnen) (じゅう)(ねん) (jūnen)
100 1,000 10,000 How many?
What year?
(ひゃく)(ねん) (hyakunen) (せん)(ねん) (sennen) (いち)(まん)(ねん) (ichimannen) (なん)(ねん) (nannen)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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一年 (illyeon) (hangeul 일년)

  1. hanja form? of 일년 (a one year)
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