ねん

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Particle

ねん • (nen) 

  1. (Kansai) Sentence-final particle used for emphasis.
    なんでやねん！
    Nande ya nen!
    Why the hell?!

Usage notes

Often sees humorous usage outside of the actual Kansai area.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ねん – see the following entries.
【年】1
years
a year
a grade, a school year
a year
【念】4
sense
feeling
(This term, ねん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ねん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ねん.)
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