How do you read 一年?

一年 is read ひととせ (ichinen), with nakadaka pitch accent (falls after mora 2).

What JLPT level is 一年?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How is 一年 used in a sentence?

除夜の鐘で一年の終わりを感じる。 — With the New Year's Eve bell, I feel the end of the year.

How do you write 一年 in romaji?

一年 is written ichinen in romaji.

What kanji are in 一年?

一 (One, One Radical (no.1)); 年 (Year, Counter For Years).

一年ひととせ

ひととせ · ichinen

noun ★ Studied by 3 learners

One year, some time ago

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Nakadaka

falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?

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Example sentences

除夜の鐘で一年の終わりを感じる。

じょやのかねでいちねんのおわりをかんじる。

With the New Year's Eve bell, I feel the end of the year.

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Kanji in this word

一One, One Radical (no.1) 音いち・いつ訓ひと-・ひと.つ JLPT N5 · 1 strokes 年Year, Counter For Years 音ねん訓とし JLPT N5 · 6 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

一いちone 一目いちもくa glance, a look, a glimpse 一様いちようuniform, similar, equal 一律いちりつeven, uniform, equal 一連いちれんa series, a chain, a ream (of paper)一言ひとことone word 年としyear, age 元年がんねんfirst year (of a specific reign)

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What does 一年 mean?

One year, some time ago.

How do you pronounce 一年?

ひととせ (ichinen). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.

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