~年

~ねん

~ years, year(s)

N5suffix·...nen

How to remember it

ねん attaches after a number; 二年 is 'two years' or 'second year'.

Example sentences

  • 私は三年日本に住んでいます。

    わたしはさんねんにほんにすんでいます。

    I have lived in Japan for three years.

  • この町は千年の歴史があります。

    このまちはせんねんのれきしがあります。

    This town has a thousand years of history.

Usage

Counter suffix for years; placed directly after a number (二年, 五年).

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