ねん

Japanese

Etymology 1

Particle

ねん • (nen) 

1. (Kansai) Sentence-final particle used for emphasis.

   なんでやねん！

   Nande ya nen!

   Why the hell?!

Usage notes

Often sees humorous usage outside of the actual Kansai era.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ねん – see the following entries.

【年】1 [counter] years [noun] a year [suffix] a grade, a school year [suffix] a year

【念】4 [noun] sense [noun] feeling

(This term, ねん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as ねん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ねん.)