初年

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Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	year
simp. and trad. (初年)		初	年
anagram		年初

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūnián

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ nin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chunián
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-nien²
  - Yale: chū-nyán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chunian
  - Palladius: чунянь (čunjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ nin⁴
  - Yale: chō nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ nin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ nin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ niːn²¹/

Noun

初年

first years of a historical period
(formal) first spring month (i.e. first month of the lunar year)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
初	年
しょ Grade: 4	ねん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

初(しょ)年(ねん) • (shonen)

the first year that something is begun
the early years of a period

Derived terms

初年兵(しょねんへい) (shonenhei)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
初	年
はつ Grade: 4	とし Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

初(はつ)年(とし) • (hatsutoshi)

a new year

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