初年(しょねん)

しょねん
noun
first year; inaugural year
formaltime-generalbusiness
1. first year; inaugural year
the first year of something such as an era, a policy, a system, or a person's time in a position
初年(しょねん)の売上(うりあげ)は好調(こうちょう)だった。
Sales in the first year were strong.
制度(せいど)導入(どうにゅう)初年(しょねん)は混乱(こんらん)が多(おお)かった。
There was a lot of confusion in the first year of the system's introduction.
この大学(だいがく)では初年(しょねん)に基礎科目(きそかもく)を中心(ちゅうしん)に学(まな)び、二年目(にねんめ)から専門(せんもん)に入(はい)る。
At this university, students focus on foundational subjects in the first year and enter their specialty from the second year.

A formal term for the first year of a period, often used in business, academic, and governmental contexts. Frequently appears in compound forms and is common in news and official reports.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 一年目(いちねんめ): first year — the general, everyday way to say "first year"
  • 元年(がんねん): first year of an era — specifically the first year of a Japanese imperial era or a symbolic new beginning
  • 初年度(しょねんど): first fiscal year — the compound form, most commonly used in business and government

Related Words

Compare: 元年(がんねん) (first year of an era)
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