永年

Chinese
forever; always; perpetual(ly) year
simp. and trad.
(永年)		 永 年

Pronunciation

Noun

永年

  1. all year round
  2. long life; longevity

Synonyms
  • (all year round):

Proper noun

永年

  1. (～區) Yongnian (a district of Handan, Hebei, China)
  2. (～縣) (historical) Yongnian County in Handan Prefecture, Hebei, China.

Japanese
Kanji in this term
永 年
えい
Grade: 5		 ねん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Pronunciation

    Noun

    永(えい)年(ねん) • (einen) 

    1. many years, long time
    Derived terms
    • 永(えい)年(ねん)変(へん)化(か) (einen henka)

    Etymology 2
    For pronunciation and definitions of 永年 – see the following entry.
    【長年ながねん】
    [noun] many years
    (This term, 永年, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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