一年

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Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(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

Japanese counter/suffix: (ねん, nen)
1一年いちねんichinen
2二年にねんninen
3三年さんねんsannen
4四年よねんyonen
5五年ごねんgonen
6六年ろくねんrokunen
7七年ななねん、しちねんnananen, shichinen
8八年はちねんhachinen
9九年きゅうねん、くねんkyūnen, kunen
10十年じゅうねんjūnen
11十一年じゅういちねんjūichinen
12十二年じゅうにねんjūninen
20二十年にじゅうねんnijūnen
21二十一年にじゅういちねんnijūichinen
100百年ひゃくねんhyakunen
1000千年せんねんsennen
10000一万年いちまんねんichimannen
100000000一億年いちおくねんichiokunen
00年零年ゼロねん、れいねんzeronen, reinen
?何年なんねんnannen

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

一年 (illyeon) (hangeul 일년)

  1. hanja form? of 일년 (a one year)