- ichinensei first-year student, first-year pupil; beginner, novice, newcomer, person who has been in a role for less than a year; annual
Used in educational contexts to refer to a student in their first year of school, or metaphorically to a newcomer in any field.
私は大学の１年生です。
Watashi wa daigaku no ichinensei desu.
I am a first-year student at university.
彼は会社ではまだ１年生だ。
Kare wa kaisha de wa mada ichinensei da.
He is still a newcomer at the company.
⚖️ Commonly confused with '１年間' (ichinenkan), which means 'one year period'.
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