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初年

初年

Chinese

 
at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic
year
simp. and trad.
(初年)
anagram 年初

Noun

初年

  1. first years of a historical period
  2. (formal) first spring month (i.e. first month of the lunar year)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 4
ねん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

初年 (hiragana しょねん, romaji shonen)

  1. the first year that something is begun
  2. the early years of a period
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はつ
Grade: 4
とし
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Noun

初年 (hiragana はつとし, romaji hatsutoshi)

  1. a new year