Word Meaning 忘年

ぼうねん bounen

忘年 is read as ぼうねん (bounen) and means forgetting one another's age difference.

Meaning

English

forgetting one another's age difference
forgetting the hardships of the old year

Reading

Kana

ぼうねん

Romaji

bounen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 119758 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忘年会

ぼうねんかい

year-end party

忘新年会

ぼうしんねんかい

year-end parties (held in December) and New Year parties (held in January)

年忘れ

としわすれ

forgetting the hardships of the old year

忘れ物

わすれもの

leaving something behind

忘れる

わすれる

to forget

忘れ去る

わすれさる

to forget completely

忘れ形見

わすれがたみ

orphan

一昨年

いっさくねん

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