~年生

~ねんせい
~nensei

counter for school years

CounterJLPT N5

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.

Words sharing kanji with ~年生

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