一 年 中(いちねんじゅう)

いちねんじゅう

adverb

all year round; throughout the year

time-general

1. all year round; throughout the year; year-round

For the entire duration of a year, without seasonal interruption.

一年中(いちねんじゅう)暖(あたた)かい。

It's warm all year round.

この店(みせ)は一年中(いちねんじゅう)アイスクリームを売(う)っている。

This shop sells ice cream all year round.

沖縄(おきなわ)は一年中(いちねんじゅう)温暖(おんだん)な気候(きこう)で、冬(ふゆ)でも雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)らない。

Okinawa has a warm climate all year round, and it doesn't snow even in winter.

Usage

Functions as an adverb modifying the entire sentence. Emphasizes that something is true or available without seasonal variation. Can also be read as いちねんちゅう, but いちねんじゅう is more common.

Common collocations

一年中(いちねんじゅう)暖(あたた)かい (warm all year round)
一年中(いちねんじゅう)忙(いそが)しい (busy all year round)
一年中(いちねんじゅう)営業(えいぎょう) (open year-round)

Similar words

年中(ねんじゅう): all year round; always — can also mean "constantly" with a slightly exasperated tone
通年(つうねん): year-round — more formal, used in business contexts

Related Words

Synonym: 年中(ねんじゅう) (all year; always)

Compare: 通年(つうねん) (year-round)

Compare: 一日中(いちにちじゅう) (all day long, throughout the day)

Related: 一晩中(ひとばんじゅう) (all night long)

Compare: 一年間(いちねんかん) (one year)

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