1.
year by year; every year; with each passing year
Indicates something that happens each year, or a gradual change that progresses with each passing year.
年毎に暑くなっている。
It gets hotter year by year.
桜が年毎に美しく咲く。
The cherry blossoms bloom beautifully every year.
年毎に子供たちの成長を感じる。
I feel the children's growth with each passing year.
Typically used with the particle に as 年毎に. Part of a series of time-interval words using 毎: 日毎 (day by day), 月毎 (month by month), 年毎 (year by year).
USAGE:
Used in two main patterns:
- 年毎に + change: describes gradual change over years
- 年毎の + noun: describes something that recurs annually
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 年毎に増える: to increase year by year
- 年毎に変わる: to change year by year
- 年毎の行事: annual event
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 毎年/毎年: every year — simply states annual frequency, without the nuance of gradual change
- 年々: year after year — very similar but more commonly used in written Japanese to describe progressive change
- 日毎に: day by day — the daily equivalent