Illustration: An elderly couple sit on a weathered garden bench beneath a broad, mature tree. One holds an old photograph showing the same couple as young adults beside a newly planted sapling and the same bench when its wood was smooth.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

年とし月つき

toshitsuki

months and years, passage of time

年月 is also read ねんげつ. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. あれだけのコインを収集しゅうしゅうするのにどれだけの年月としつきがかかりましたか。

    How long did it take you to collect so many coins?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 年月としつきが経たった。

    Years passed.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 長ながい年月としつきが過すぎた。

    Many years went by.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 年月

  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし
  • 月month; moonOnゲツ・ガツKunつき

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