No. 16 in Japanese
年
"Year."
In a sentence
今年は新しい仕事を始めます。
This year, I am starting a new job.
In this sentence, '年' is used in the word '今年' (this year), indicating a specific year relative to the current year.
彼は18年もこの会社で働いています。
He has been working at this company for as long as 18 years.
Here, '年' is used as a measure of time duration, expressed as '18年' to indicate the span of years.
日本の小学校では6年間勉強します。
In Japanese elementary schools, students study for six years.
In this example, '年' is used in '年間' to represent the duration of studying, with '6年間' specifying a period of six years.
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