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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 年 |
さん Grade: 1 |
ねん Grade: 1 |
goon |
三 (san, “three”) + 年 (-nen, “year”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- three years; the third year
- 三年ぶりに回る。
- Sannen buri ni mawaru.
- [It] has come around after three years.
- 三年ぶりに回る。
- (education) the third school year
- 2015 March 10 [2014 December 10], Yūji Shiozaki, “第百五拾九話 [Chapter 159]”, in 一騎当千 [One vs. Thousands], 2nd edition, volume 23 (fiction), Tokyo: Wani Books, page 130:
- 大和学院三年 新免武蔵
- Yamato Gakuin sannen Shinmen Takezō
- Yamato Academy senior, Shinmen Takezō
- 大和学院三年 新免武蔵
- (figurative) a long period of time, several years
Usage notes
[edit]Lower secondary school (middle school, junior high school) and secondary school (high school) each last three years in the contemporary Japanese educational system.
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 年 |
み Grade: 1 |
とせ Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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三歳 |
三 (mi, “three”) + 年 (-tose, “year”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- three years; triennial
- a. 10th century, 伊勢物語 (The Tales of Ise), volume 24:
- あらたまの年の三とせを待ちわびてただ
- Aratama no toshi no mitose o machiwabiteta da
- We have been waiting impatiently for year three to arrive
- あらたまの年の三とせを待ちわびてただ
- a. 10th century, 伊勢物語 (The Tales of Ise), volume 24:
- three years old
- Synonym: 三歳 (sansai)
Usage notes
[edit]The reading みとせ is less common and may be more restricted in usage than さんねん.
References
[edit]- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN “さんねん 【三年】”
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN “みとせ 【三歳・三年】”
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