年ねんがら年ねん中じゅう

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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expression, adverb

all year round; all the time; year in and year out

Emphasizes that something happens continuously throughout the entire year, without seasonal breaks.

彼かれは年ねんがら年ねん中じゅう忙いそがしい

。

He is busy all year round.

この店みせは年ねんがら年ねん中じゅう同おなじ商しょう品ひんを売うっている。

This store sells the same products year in and year out.

Kanji

年year, counter for years
中in, inside, middle

Related words

年ねん中じゅうN3
年中 is a slightly less emphatic way to say 'all year round', while 年がら年中 stresses relentless repetition.
一いち年ねん中じゅう
一年中 is the neutral, standard phrase for 'all year round', whereas 年がら年中 is colloquial and adds a nuance of tiresome constancy.
いつもN5
いつも simply means 'always' in general contexts, while 年がら年中 specifically emphasizes happening throughout every season without break.

Opposites

たまにN4
たまに means 'occasionally', the direct opposite of the ceaseless repetition expressed by 年がら年中.

Built from

年ねん+年ねん中じゅう

Etymology

Reduplicative phrase combining 年 (year) with emphatic elements がら and 年中 (all year). The exact derivation of がら is uncertain, but it may be related to 柄 (characteristic) or a phonetic intensifier.