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JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

一いち年ねん生せい

ichinensei

first-year student

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは高校こうこう一年生いちねんせいです。

    I am in the first year of high school.

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  2. わたしは去年きょねん一年生いちねんせいでした。

    I was a first year student last year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私達わたしたちは去年中学きょねんちゅうがく１年生ねんせいでした。

    We were in the first year of middle school last year.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 一年生

  • 一oneOnイチ・イツKunひと-・ひとつ
  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける

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