Usage patterns
年が明けるfor the new year to begin
Once the new year begins, I'll start a new job.
〈人〉の年を聞くto ask someone's age
It's rude to ask someone's age when you first meet them.
年のせいで〈事〉because of age; on account of getting older
Because of my age, climbing stairs has become difficult.
年に〈数〉回... times a year
I go on a trip twice a year.
年には勝てないyou can't beat old age
No matter how hard you try, you can't beat old age.
年を越すto get through the year; to see the year out
After getting through a tough year, things finally settled down.
Expressions· 53
年の瀬year-end; end of the year; last days of the year いい年mature age; advanced age · age when one is old enough to know better
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卯の年year of the Rabbit; year of the Hare
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