年 月(としつき)

としつき

noun

years, time (passage)

1. years, the passage of time

A period of time spanning years, emphasizing the accumulation or passage of time. Often used to express how time has passed or accumulated.

長(なが)い年月(としつき)が経(た)った。

Many years have passed.

年月(としつき)が経(た)つにつれて、記憶(きおく)は薄(うす)れていく。

As the years pass, memories fade.

この建物(たてもの)は年月(としつき)を感(かん)じさせる。

This building shows its age.

年月を感じさせる = to show signs of age

何年(なんねん)もの年月(としつき)をかけてこの作品(さくひん)を完成(かんせい)させた。

I spent many years completing this work.

年月(としつき)が過(す)ぎても二人(ふたり)の友情(ゆうじょう)は変(か)わらなかった。

Even after many years, their friendship didn't change.

USAGE: 年月(としつき) emphasizes the passage or accumulation of time over years. It has a somewhat literary or reflective tone.

READINGS:

年月(としつき) - kun'yomi, more common in everyday speech
年月(ねんげつ) - on'yomi, more formal/literary

COMMON PATTERNS:

年月(としつき)が経(た)つ (years pass)
長(なが)い年月(としつき) (many years)
年月(としつき)を経(へ)て (over the years)
年月(としつき)を重(かさ)ねる (to accumulate years)
年月(としつき)を感(かん)じる (to feel the passage of time)

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

月日(つきひ) (days and months, time)
歳月(さいげつ) (years, time - literary)
時(とき)が経(た)つ (time passes)

Related Words

Related: 月日(つきひ) (days and months)

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Added 2026.1.12 18:43 · Revised 2026.5.26 4:11

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