How do you read 忘年?

忘年 is read ぼうねん (bounen), with heiban pitch accent (flat).

What JLPT level is 忘年?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 忘年 in romaji?

忘年 is written bounen in romaji, also spelled bonen.

What kanji are in 忘年?

忘 (Forget); 年 (Year, Counter For Years).

忘年ぼうねん

Q: How is 忘年 used in a sentence?

新年会と忘年会は、どちらも楽しいが、新年会の方が好きだ。 — Both the New Year party and the year-end party are fun, but I prefer the New Year party.

ぼうねん · bounen (also spelled bonen)

noun

Forgetting the hardships of the old year

forgetting one another's age difference

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Heiban

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Example sentences

新年会と忘年会は、どちらも楽しいが、新年会の方が好きだ。

しんねんかいとぼうねんかいは、どちらもたのしいが、しんねんかいのほうがすきだ。

Both the New Year party and the year-end party are fun, but I prefer the New Year party.

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忘Forget 音ぼう訓わす.れる JLPT N3 · 7 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

度忘れどわすれlapse of memory, forget for a moment 忘れ物わすれものlost article, something forgotten 忘れるわすれるto forget 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

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What does 忘年 mean?

Forgetting the hardships of the old year. It can also mean: forgetting one another's age difference.

How do you pronounce 忘年?

ぼうねん (bounen). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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