Vocabulary

What does 年輪 (ねんりん, nenrin) mean?

年輪 (ねんりん, nenrin) means tree ring; accumulated years of experience.

Quick facts
Readingねんりん
Romajinenrin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ねんりん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnenrin

tree ring; accumulated years of experience

  1. 1noun annual tree ring; growth ring
  2. 2noun experience in life

Example sentences

  • I counted the tree rings to find out the tree's age.

  • His face is etched with the rings of a lived-in life.

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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.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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