ねんらい
Nenrai
年来 (Nenrai) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “of long standing, long-pending, long-cherished, for years (past)”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounof long standing; long-pending; long-cherished
- adverbfor years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
Examples
彼とは１０年来の知り合いだ。
I have known him for ten years.
私は彼女と五年来の知り合いである。
I have known her for five years.
年来の経済病には手軽にきく万能薬などありません。
There is no easy cure-all for old economic ills.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).