Chinese

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forever; always; perpetual(ly) year
simp. and trad.
(永年)
 
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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永年

  1. all year round
  2. long life; longevity

Synonyms

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  • (all year round):

Proper noun

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永年

  1. () Yongnian (a district of Handan, Hebei, China)
  2. () (historical) Yongnian County in Handan Prefecture, Hebei, China.

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
ねん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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(えい)(ねん) (einen

  1. many years, long time
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of 永年 – see the following entry.
長年ながねん
[noun] many years
(This term, 永年, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN