ねん
Nen
年 (Nen) is a Japanese noun meaning “year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)”.
Meanings
- nounyear
- countercounter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
- nounperiod of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Examples
父が死んで十年になる。
It is ten years since my father died.
母が死んで１０年になる。
My mother has been dead these ten years.
父は２年前に亡くなった。
My father passed away two years ago.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).