二 年(にねん)

にねん

noun

two years; second year

1. two years; a two-year period

A duration of two years.

I got married two years ago.

He learned this job in two years.

The project is expected to take two years to complete.

2. second year; the second year

The second year in a sequence, such as a school year or program. Commonly used in 二年生(にねんせい) (second-year student).

I went abroad for the first time in my second year of high school.

My daughter is a second-year university student.

Means either 'two years' (duration) or 'second year' (ordinal position).

Years use 年(ねん): 一年(いちねん), 二年(にねん), 三年(さんねん), 四年(よねん) (note: 四(よ), not し), 五年(ごねん).

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