年度
Chinese
year | capacity; degree; standard | ||
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simp. and trad. (年度) |
年 | 度 |
Pronunciation
Noun
年度
- year (a period of 12 months as determined for some administrative purpose, such as an academic year, financial year, etc.)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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年 | 度 |
ねん Grade: 1 |
ど Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Middle Chinese 年度 (MC nen duH). Compare modern Mandarin 年度 (niándù).
Noun
年度 • (nendo)
- a year, for administrative, academic, business, or accounting purposes: may start at some time other than New Years
- (more specifically) a financial year (UK), a fiscal year (US)
- (more specifically) a school year
References
- 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
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