Word Meaning 数年

すうねん suunen

数年 is read as すうねん (suunen) and means several years.

Meaning

English

  1. several years
  2. a few years

Reading

Kana

すうねん

Romaji

suunen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 22425 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

数億年

すうおくねん

several hundred million years

数年前

すうねんまえ

a few years ago

年数

ねんすう

number of years

法定耐用年数

ほうていたいようねんすう

statutory useful life

かず

number

数字

すうじ

numeral

数学

すうがく

mathematics

数値

すうち

reading (on a meter, etc.)

数える

かぞえる

to count

数十

すうじゅう

dozens

数千

すうせん

thousands

数日

すうじつ

few days

Example Sentences

10

The twenty-first century starts in just a few years.

The number of traffic accidents has increased in recent years.

I began playing golf years ago.

Tom died a couple of years ago.

I haven't smoked in several years.

I was living in Boston a few years ago.

My weight has not increased or decreased for several years.

I've known Tom for a few years.

I haven't had such a good time in years.

In the last few years it happened frequently.