(いちねん)

いちねん
noun
one year; first year
1. one year; a year
A period of one year.
一年(いちねん)十二(じゅうに)(げつ)ある。
There are twelve months in a year.
日本(にほん)()一年(いちねん)になる。
It's been one year since I came to Japan.
一年(いちねん)一番(いちばん)(さむ)(つき)一月(いちがつ)だと()われている。
It is said that the coldest month of the year is January.
2. first year; first grade
The first year of school or the first grade. Often used as 一年生.
息子(むすこ)小学校(しょうがっこう)一年生(いちねんせい)です。
My son is in first grade of elementary school.
大学(だいがく)一年(いちねん)のとき、日本語(にほんご)勉強(べんきょう)(はじ)めた。
I started studying Japanese in my first year of university.

一年(いちねん) means "one year" (duration) or "first year" (ordinal).

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 一年中(いちねんじゅう): all year round
  • 一年間(いちねんかん): for one year (emphasizes duration)
  • 一年生(いちねんせい): first-year student, first grader
  • 一年(いちねん)一度(いちど): once a year

NOTE ON COUNTING YEARS:

  • 一年(いちねん) (1 year)
  • 二年(にねん) (2 years)
  • 三年(さんねん) (3 years)
  • 四年(よねん) (4 years) — not しねん
  • 五年(ごねん) (5 years)