年ねん々ねん

also: としどし

ね

ん

ね

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, adverb

Describes a gradual change or recurring event happening each year. Often used with verbs of increase, decrease, or change.

年ねん

々ねん

、

技ぎ

術じゅつ

の

進しん

歩ぽ

が

加か

速そく

し

て

いる

。

Technological progress is accelerating every year.

年々Usage99%
- ねんねん
  Standard kanji spelling; the most frequent written form.
- としどし
年年Usage1%
- ねんねん
  Non-repetition kanji variant; less common but still seen.
- としどし
としどし
Kun'yomi reading; used as an adverb, often in spoken or informal contexts.

毎まい年とし
毎年 simply means 'every year' as a recurring event, while 年々 emphasizes a gradual change or trend over the years.
逐ちく年ねん
逐年 is a more formal, written term with the same meaning as 年々, but less common in everyday speech.

Reduplication of 年 (ねん, 'year'), forming an adverb meaning 'year by year'. The kun'yomi reading としどし is a reduplication of 年 (とし).