No. 266 in Japanese
周年
"Shūnen" (周年) means "anniversary" in English.
In a sentence
この会社は来年で創立50周年を迎えます。
This company will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year.
周年 is used to highlight the commemoration of the 50th year since the establishment of the company.
私たちは結婚10周年の記念旅行を計画しています。
We are planning a commemorative trip for our 10th wedding anniversary.
周年 refers to the 10th anniversary of marriage, used to mark the annual recurrence of this event.
大学は100周年記念行事を開催しました。
The university hosted an event to commemorate its 100th anniversary.
周年 describes a significant time period, in this case, a century since the founding of the university.
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