nth-year student; nth-year pupil
Suffix attached to a number or ordinal to indicate a student's year in school (e.g., 一年生 for first-year student).
He is a second-year university student.
I started studying Japanese when I was a first-year student.
perennation · perennial; perennial plant
first-year student; first-year pupil · beginner; novice; newcomer · annual (plant)
second-year student; second-year pupil · biennial; biennial plant
third-year student; third grader
student repeating a year; student held back a grade
Compound of 年 (year) and 生 (student, life). The suffix 生 is commonly used in words related to students or pupils.