Japanese

Noun

例年 ‎(hiragana れいねん, romaji reinen)

1. the average year, usual years

   例年 (れいねん)より少 (すく)なくなっています。

   Reinen yori sukunaku natte imasu.

   There are fewer than in normal years.

2. every year

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.