Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ねん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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From 記念 (kinen, memorial) +‎ イヤー (iyā, year)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ねん)イヤー (kinen'iyā

  1. anniversary year (for example, a fiftieth or hundredth anniversary)

References

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