学年 (がくねん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

学年 (がくねん) means grade / year in school.

See example sentences below.

学年 at a glance

学年

がくねんgakunen

N2noun

grade / year in school

学年がくねんgakunenN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

grade / year in school

Example 1

彼は中学三年生の学年です。

Translation

He is in the third year of junior high school.

Example 2

学年が変わるとクラスも変わります。

Translation

When the school grade changes, the class changes too.