周しゅう年ねん

noun

whole year; entire year; year-round

Refers to the whole span of a year. In modern Japanese this use is often seen in compound-like expressions such as 周年栽培 or 周年営業; 通年 is more everyday for plain 'throughout the year.'

• このトマトは温おん室しつで周しゅう年ねん栽さい培ばいされている。

  These tomatoes are cultivated year-round in greenhouses.

• 地ち域いきの雇こ用ようを安あん定ていさせるため、周しゅう年ねん営えい業ぎょうを目め指ざしている。

  They are aiming for year-round operation to stabilize local employment.

noun, used as a suffix

nth anniversary; year anniversary

Used after a number or event name to count anniversaries: 10周年, 創立50周年, 結婚30周年. It marks the anniversary year or occasion, not simply the number of years elapsed in any context.

• 会かい社しゃの創そう立りつ50周しゅう年ねんを祝いわう式しき典てんが開ひらかれた。

  A ceremony was held to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary.

• 来らい月げつ、私わたしたちは結けっ婚こん10周しゅう年ねんを迎むかえる。

  Next month, we will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary.