Word Meaning 式年

しきねん shikinen

式年 is read as しきねん (shikinen) and means year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter).

Meaning

English

year in which an imperial memorial ceremony is held (the 3rd, 5th, 10th 20th, 50th and 100th years after death and every 100 years thereafter)

Reading

Kana

しきねん

Romaji

shikinen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 49041 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

年式

ねんしき

model year (of an automobile, etc.)

式辞

しきじ

ceremonial address

式

しき

enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)

式場

しきじょう

ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral)

式部

しきぶ

(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies

式日

しきじつ

day of a ceremony or event

一昨年

おととし

year before last

昨年

さくねん

last year

定年

ていねん

minimum years of service at a particular rank before eligibility for promotion (in the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy)

平年

へいねん

non-leap year

例年

れいねん

average (normal, ordinary) year

成年

せいねん

adult age