Word Meaning 年々

としどし toshidoshi

年々 is read as としどし (toshidoshi) and means year by year.

Meaning

English

  1. year by year
  2. annually
  3. every year
  4. from year to year

Reading

Kana

としどし

Romaji

toshidoshi

Writing Variants

  • 年々 ねんねん nennen
  • 年年 としどし toshidoshi
  • 年年 ねんねん nennen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 413 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年中

ねんじゅう

during an era

年月

としつき

months and years

とし

year

年間

ねんかん

(period of) a year

年上

としうえ

older

年下

としした

younger

年月日

ねんがっぴ

date

年長

ねんちょう

senior

年生

ねんせい

nth-year student

年金

ねんきん

annuity

年来

ねんらい

for some years

年男

としおとこ

man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

Example Sentences

5

The number of documents increased year by year.

The number of students is decreasing year by year.

The ozone layer continues to be further destroyed every year.

In Tokyo, wild birds are decreasing in number year by year.

It's a bookstore with an old-fashioned feel, but their anti-shoplifting measures get more high tech year after year.