How do you read 年来?

年来 is read ねんらい (nenrai), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

What JLPT level is 年来?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 年来 in romaji?

年来 is written nenrai in romaji.

What kanji are in 年来?

年 (Year, Counter For Years); 来 (Come, Due).

年来ねんらい

ねんらい · nenrai

adverb

Many years, long time

for ... years, since ... years ago

Other ways to say “many years” in Japanese →

Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

Test yourself

Say it out loud

Press the microphone and say 年来 (ねんらい)

Your browser’s speech recognition checks whether it understood you (in Chrome, Google processes the audio). Nihoner doesn’t record anything.

Do you really know it?

Learn its family in 60 seconds

6 words that share a kanji with 年来. Tap each card — then save only the ones that are new to you.

Your memory hook

Link the sound or the kanji to something you already know — a personal hook is one of the fastest ways to make a word stick. It’s saved to your free account with the word.

Kanji in this word

年Year, Counter For Years 音ねん訓とし JLPT N5 · 6 strokes 来Come, Due, Next 音らい・たい訓く.る・きた.る JLPT N5 · 7 strokes

Can you write it? Draw kanji from memory →

Words that share a kanji

年としyear, age 元年がんねんfirst year (of a specific reign)年鑑ねんかんyearbook 年賀ねんがNew Year’s greetings, New Year’s card 年号ねんごうname of an era, year number 晩年ばんねん(one’s) last years 来らい～next ~将来しょうらい(in the) future; prospects

Questions

What does 年来 mean?

Many years, long time. It can also mean: for ... years, since ... years ago.

How do you pronounce 年来?

ねんらい (nenrai). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

How do I remember 年来?

Say it out loud with an example sentence, test yourself above, then save it to your deck: Nihoner brings it back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition).