No. 4,558 in Japanese
年々
"Year by year" or "annually."
In a sentence
日本の人口は年々減少しています。
Japan's population is decreasing year by year.
In this sentence, '年々' (nennen) is used to indicate a gradual change occurring every year.
彼の英語の能力は年々向上している。
His English skills are improving year by year.
Here, '年々' emphasizes continuous improvement over years.
年々、新しい技術が生まれて社会が変化しています。
Year by year, new technologies are developed, altering society.
In this example, '年々' highlights ongoing development over successive years.
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