年生 (ねんせい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

年生 (ねんせい) means student in a certain school year.

See example sentences below.

年生 at a glance

年生

ねんせいnensei

N1suffix

student in a certain school year

年生ねんせいnenseiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

student in a certain school year

Example 1

彼は高校三年生です。

Translation

He is a third-year high school student.

Example 2

一年生の時、まだ日本語が下手でした。

Translation

When I was a first-year student, my Japanese was still poor.