年ねん間かん

noun, adverb

period of a year; for a year; throughout the year

Used as a noun or adverbially for a one-year span, often after a number as in 一年間, 三年間, or in phrases such as 年間を通じて.

• 彼かれは一いち年ねん間かん、日本にほんで働はたらいた。

  He worked in Japan for one year.

• 年ねん間かんを通つうじて、この地ち域いきは雨あめが多おおい。

  This region gets a lot of rain throughout the year.

noun, used as a suffix

during the era of; in the years of

Suffix attached to era, reign, or historical period names, as in 江戸年間 or 寛永年間. It is most common in historical or formal descriptions.

• この寺てらは江え戸ど年ねん間かんに建たてられたと伝つたわる。

  It is said that this temple was built during the Edo years.