歳月 (さいげつ, saigetsu) Japanese meaning: time | Kotomoraもの
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The town developed over many years.
Usage patterns
〈数〉の歳月が流れるa span of years passes by
Ten years have passed since he left.
〈数〉の歳月を経るto pass through a long span of years
This temple has survived through a thousand years.
長い歳月をかけるto spend a long span of years on something
This bridge was completed over a long span of years.
〈事〉に歳月がかかるsomething takes many years
The development of this technology took many years.
