1.
every other year; biennial; alternate years
Occurring once every two years, or the interval of one year between occurrences.
隔年で開催される。
It is held every other year.
この展覧会は隔年開催だ。
This exhibition is held biennially.
健康診断は毎年ではなく、隔年で受けている。
I get a health checkup every other year, not every year.
A compound of 隔 (interval, alternate) and 年 (year). The prefix 隔 is productive and appears in similar time-interval words.
USAGE:
Often used as a modifier with で or as a prefix: 隔年で (every other year), 隔年開催 (biennial event). Common in formal and written contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 隔年で開催する — to hold every other year
- 隔年実施 — biennial implementation
- 隔年発行 — published every other year
RELATED TERMS:
- 隔月 — every other month
- 隔週 — every other week
- 隔日 — every other day
- 毎年 — every year