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毎年 (まいとし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

毎まい年とし

also: まいねん

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

adverb, noun

every year; annually

Standard temporal adverb/noun for yearly occurrences; used in both casual and formal contexts.

毎まい年とし、夏なつに海うみへ行いきます。
I go to the beach every summer.
この祭まつりは毎まい年とし8月がつに開かい催

さい

さ

れ

ます

。

This festival is held every year in August.

Written forms

毎年Usage100%
- まいとし
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading まいとし is the most common.
- まいねん
  Alternate reading, slightly more formal or emphatic; both readings are widely understood.
まいねん

Kanji

毎every
年year, counter for years

Similar words

毎まい月つき
毎月 means 'every month', while 毎年 means 'every year'.
毎まい日にち
毎日 means 'every day', a much shorter interval than 毎年.

Etymology

Compound of 毎 (every) and 年 (year). The two readings まいとし and まいねん are both standard; まいとし is more common in everyday speech.