Word Meaning 例年

れいねん reinen

例年 is read as れいねん (reinen) and means average (normal, ordinary) year.

Meaning

English

  1. average (normal, ordinary) year
  2. every year
  3. annually

Reading

Kana

れいねん

Romaji

reinen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 2621 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

例年になく

れいねんになく

unusually (compared to a typical year)

例年祭

れいねんさい

annual festival

例外

れいがい

exception

れい

precedent

例えば

たとえば

for example

例え

たとえ

example

例える

たとえる

to compare (something) to

例文

れいぶん

example sentence

例会

れいかい

regular meeting

例題

れいだい

example

例示

れいじ

exemplification

一昨年

おととし

year before last

Example Sentences

10

This summer is unusually hot.

That winter was unusually mild.

The cherry blossoms will come out earlier than usual.

I hear that you are having an unusually cold winter.

We have had more snow than usual this winter.

The festivities were held as usual this year.

This year the cherry blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.

Our family usually has turkey for Thanksgiving.

This year, the numbers taking part were limited to a tenth of those during normal years.

The marathon always takes place on the first Sunday in October.