一年

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
一	年
いち Grade: 1	ねん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いち​ねん [ìchíꜜnèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [it͡ɕinẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

一(いち)年(ねん) • (ichinen) 

1. A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference)

   Synonym: 年 (toshi)

2. A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar

   Synonym: 一年間

   この一年(いちねん)を顧(かえり)みる

   kono ichinen o kaerimiru

   look back on the year

3. first year (student), freshmen

   Synonym: 一年生

4. an unspecified year

Derived terms

• 一年生(いちねんせい) (ichinensei)
• 一年間(いちねんかん) (ichinenkan)
• 一年中(いちねんじゅう) (ichinenjū)
• 一年前(いちねんまえ) (ichinenmae)
• 一年半(いちねんはん) (ichinenhan)
• 一日(いちにち)の計(けい)は朝(あした)にあり、一年(いちねん)の計(けい)は元旦(がんたん)にあり (ichinichi no kei wa ashita ni ari, ichinen no kei wa gantan ni ari)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
一	年
ひと Grade: 1	とせ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひと​とせ [hìtóꜜtòsè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çito̞to̞se̞]

Noun

一(ひと)年(とせ) • (hitotose) 

1. (a duration of) one year
2. an unspecified year in the past

   一年(ひととせ)大地震(おおじしん)のあった時(とき)...

   hitotose ōjishin no atta toki

   the year when the large earthquake happened...

Korean

Hanja in this term
一	年

Noun

一年 • (illyeon) (hangeul 일년)

1. Hanja form^? of 일년 (“one year”).