What does ~年生 mean?
~年生 is a Japanese counter meaning “counter for school years” in English. It is written as ~年生 in kanji, ~ねんせい in hiragana, and ~nensei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.
NoteCounts school years (三年生 = a third-year student).
Example sentences
娘は小学二年生です。
My daughter is in her second year at primary school.
大学四年生になったら就職活動を始める。
I'll start job-hunting when I'm in my fourth year at university.