Vocabulary

What does 年月 (としつき, toshitsuki) mean?

年月 (としつき, toshitsuki) means years and months (native reading, with a nuance of time passing).

Quick facts
Readingとしつき
Romajitoshitsuki
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
としつき
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontoshitsuki

years and months (native reading, with a nuance of time passing)

  1. 1noun months and years

Example sentences

  • The town has changed over the years.

  • I spent happy years together with my family.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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