永年

Chinese

forever; always; perpetual(ly) year
simp. and trad.
(永年)

Pronunciation


Noun

永年

  1. all year round
  2. long life; longevity

Synonyms

  • (all year round):

Proper noun

永年

  1. () Yongnian (a district of Handan, Hebei, China)
  2. () (historical) Yongnian County in Handan Prefecture, Hebei, China.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
えい
Grade: 5
ねん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    (えい)(ねん) • (einen) 

    1. many years, long time
    Derived terms
    • (えい)(ねん)(へん)() (einen henka)

    Etymology 2

    For pronunciation and definitions of 永年 – see the following entry.
    長年ながねん
    [noun] many years
    (This term, 永年, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References

    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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