万まん年ねん

• 永えい遠えんN3sense 1

  永遠 means 'eternity' or 'forever' in a direct, abstract sense, while 万年 literally means 'ten thousand years' and is often used proverbially or as a compound-forming prefix.

• 多た年ねんsense 1

  多年 is a more literal, formal word for 'many years', while 万年 emphasizes an extremely long or seemingly endless duration, often rhetorically.

• 多た年ねん生せいsense 2

  多年生 is the precise botanical term for a perennial plant, while 万年 as a prefix is a broader, more general way to describe something perpetual or unchanging.

• 千ち歳とせ

  万年 ('ten thousand years') is often paired with 千歳/千年 in classical imagery to express extreme longevity, with 万年 suggesting an even vaster span.

• 万まん年ねん筆ひつN5

  fountain pen

• 万まん年ねん塀べい

  precast concrete fence

• 万まん年ねん娘むすめ

  woman of perennial youth

• 万まん年ねん床どこ

• 万年Usage89%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • まんねん

    Standard modern spelling and reading. Used both as a noun meaning an extremely long span, literally ten thousand years, and as a prefix in compounds.

  • よろずとせ

    out-dated reading

    Old or obsolete reading for the noun sense; useful mainly for recognizing archaic or literary usage.

• マンネンUsage7%
• まんねんUsage4%
• 万よろず歳とせ
  out-dated reading

  Attested old spelling/reading for the noun sense. Do not confuse this with the common word 万歳 read ばんざい.

• よろずとせ
  out-dated reading

万 means 'ten thousand' or 'myriad' and 年 means 'year', so 万年 literally means 'ten thousand years'. The old reading よろずとせ reflects native-style words for 'myriad' and 'years'; the exact historical usage of the alternate spelling 万歳 is not detailed.