一年

一年

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	年
いち Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いち​ねん [ìchíꜜnèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕinẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

一年(いちねん) • (ichinen) 

1. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)

   Synonym: 年 (toshi)

2. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar

   この一年(いちねん)を顧(かえり)みる

   kono ichinen o kaerimiru

   look back on the year

   Synonym: 一年間

3. first year (student), freshmen

   Synonym: 一年生

4. an unspecified year

Derived terms

• 一年生(いちねんせい) (ichinensei)
• 一年間(いちねんかん) (ichinenkan)
• 一年中(いちねんじゅう) (ichinenjū)
• 一年前(いちねんまえ) (ichinenmae)
• 一年半(いちねんはん) (ichinenhan)
• 一日(いちにち)の計(けい)は朝(あした)にあり、一年(いちねん)の計(けい)は元旦(がんたん)にあり (ichinichi no kei wa ashita ni ari, ichinen no kei wa gantan ni ari)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	年
ひと Grade: 1	とせ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひと​とせ [hìtóꜜtòsè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [çito̞to̞se̞]

Noun

一年(ひととせ) • (hitotose) 

1. (a duration of) one year
2. an unspecified year in the past

   一年(ひととせ)大地震(おおじしん)のあった時(とき)...

   hitotose ōjishin no atta toki

   the year when the large earthquake happened...

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN