年次(ねんじ)

ねんじ
noun
annual; yearly; year (of service)
1. annual; yearly
Relating to or occurring once a year. Used as a prefix or modifier in formal and business contexts.
年次(ねんじ)報告書(ほうこくしょ)を作成(さくせい)する。
To prepare an annual report.
年次(ねんじ)有給(ゆうきゅう)休暇(きゅうか)は二十日(はつか)ある。
I have twenty days of annual paid leave.
年次(ねんじ)大会(たいかい)が来月(らいげつ)開催(かいさい)される予定(よてい)だ。
The annual convention is scheduled to be held next month.
2. year (of service or enrollment)
The number of years one has been in a position, organization, or academic program.
年次(ねんじ)の高(たか)い社員(しゃいん)が多(おお)い。
There are many senior employees.
年次(ねんじ)に関係(かんけい)なく実力(じつりょく)で評価(ひょうか)する。
We evaluate based on ability regardless of seniority.
入社(にゅうしゃ)年次(ねんじ)が同(おな)じ同期(どうき)と久(ひさ)しぶりに会(あ)った。
I met up with colleagues from the same year of hiring after a long time.

USAGE:
Sense 1 is very common in business Japanese, especially in compounds like 年次(ねんじ)報告(ほうこく) and 年次(ねんじ)休暇(きゅうか). Sense 2 is used in workplace and academic contexts to indicate how many years someone has been at an institution.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 年次(ねんじ)報告(ほうこく) (annual report)
  • 年次(ねんじ)有給(ゆうきゅう)休暇(きゅうか) (annual paid leave)
  • 年次(ねんじ)大会(たいかい) (annual convention)
  • 入社(にゅうしゃ)年次(ねんじ) (year of hiring)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 年間(ねんかん): over the course of a year
  • 毎年(まいとし): every year (more everyday)
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