What does ～年間 mean?
～年間 is a Japanese suffix meaning “for ~ years” in English. It can also be translated as “annual” depending on context. It is written as ～年間 in kanji, ～ねんかん in hiragana, and ～nenkan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
NoteSuffix for a length of time in years (三年間 = for three years).
Example sentences
私は東京に五年間住んでいた。
I lived in Tokyo for five years.
この病院の年間の患者数は一万人だ。
This hospital sees ten thousand patients a year.