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近年

近年

Chinese

		near; close (to); approximately	year
simp. and trad. (近年)		近	年

Adverb

近年

in recent years

Noun

近年

recent years

Japanese

Kanji in this term
近	年
きん Grade: 2	ねん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

近年 ‎(hiragana きんねん, romaji kinnen)

recent years

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìnnián

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gan⁶ nin⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khiun-ngièn / khiun-ngiàn
Min Nan (POJ): kīn-nî / kūn-nî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jìnnián
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnnian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    盡年／尽年
    近年
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gan⁶ nin⁴
  - Yale: gahn nìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gan⁶ nin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐn²² niːn²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiun-ngièn
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiun ngienˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiun⁴ ngian²
  - IPA: /kʰi̯un⁵⁵ ɲi̯en¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiun-ngiàn
  - Hakka Romanization System: kiun ngianˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kiun⁴ ngian²
  - IPA: /kʰi̯un⁵⁵ ɲi̯an¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kīn-nî / kūn-nî
  - Tâi-lô: kīn-nî / kūn-nî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kixnnii, kuxnnii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kin²²⁻²¹ ni²⁴/, /kun²²⁻²¹ ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kin⁴¹⁻²² ni²⁴/, /kun⁴¹⁻²² ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kin²²⁻²¹ ni¹³/, /kun²²⁻²¹ ni¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kin³³⁻¹¹ ni²⁴/, /kun³³⁻¹¹ ni²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kin³³⁻²¹ ni²³/, /kun³³⁻²¹ ni²³/