毎年(まいとし)

まいとし
noun, adverb
every year
1. every year
Each and every year; annually. Used to express something that happens on a yearly basis. Functions as both a noun and an adverb.
毎年(まいとし)夏(なつ)に海(うみ)へ行(い)きます。
I go to the beach every summer.
毎年(まいとし)何(なに)をしますか。
What do you do every year?
毎年(まいとし)正月(しょうがつ)には家族(かぞく)に会(あ)います。
I see my family every New Year.
毎年(まいとし)十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ)になると、来年(らいねん)のことを考(かんが)えます。
Every year when December comes, I think about the coming year.
毎年(まいとし)夏(なつ)になると家族(かぞく)と海(うみ)に行(い)きます。子供(こども)たちはこの旅行(りょこう)をとても楽(たの)しみにしています。
Every summer we go to the beach with my family. The children really look forward to this trip.

毎年(まいとし) means "every year" and functions as both a noun and an adverb.

READINGS:
Can also be read as まいねん. Both readings are correct; まいねん is slightly more formal.

PATTERN:

毎(まい) + time period forms frequency words:

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 毎年(まいとし)〜に: every year in ~
  • 毎年(まいとし)〜になると: every year when ~ comes
  • 毎年(まいとし)恒例(こうれい)の: annual (customary)

RELATED TIME WORDS:

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Added 2026.1.7 21:59 · Revised 2026.2.16 12:47
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