(ねんじ)

ねんじ
noun
annual; yearly; year (of service)
formalbusinesstime-general
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)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)二十日(はつか)ある
I have twenty days of annual paid leave.
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.
There are many senior employees.
We evaluate based on ability regardless of seniority.
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)

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