隔 年(かくねん)

かくねん

noun

every other year; biennial

formaltime-general

1. every other year; biennial; alternate years

Occurring once every two years, or the interval of one year between occurrences.

隔年(かくねん)で開催(かいさい)される。

It is held every other year.

この展覧会(てんらんかい)は隔年(かくねん)開催(かいさい)だ。

This exhibition is held biennially.

健康(けんこう)診断(しんだん)は毎年(まいとし)ではなく、隔年(かくねん)で受(う)けている。

I get a health checkup every other year, not every year.

A compound of 隔(かく) (interval, alternate) and 年(ねん) (year). The prefix 隔(かく) is productive and appears in similar time-interval words.

Usage

Often used as a modifier with で or as a prefix: 隔年(かくねん)で (every other year), 隔年(かくねん)開催(かいさい) (biennial event). Common in formal and written contexts.

Common collocations

隔年(かくねん)で開催(かいさい)する — to hold every other year
隔年(かくねん)実施(じっし) — biennial implementation
隔年(かくねん)発行(はっこう) — published every other year

Related words

隔月(かくげつ) — every other month
隔週(かくしゅう) — every other week
隔日(かくじつ) — every other day
毎年(まいとし) — every year

Related Words

Related: 隔月(かくげつ) (every other month)

Related: 隔週(かくしゅう) (every other week)

Related: 隔日(かくじつ) (every other day)

Related: 毎年(まいとし) (every year)

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Added 2026.3.28 13:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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