ねん

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Particle

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ねん (nen

  1. (Kansai) Sentence-final particle used for emphasis.
    なんでやねん
    Nande ya nen!
    Why the hell?!

Usage notes

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Often sees humorous usage outside of the actual Kansai area.

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of ねん – see the following entries.
1
[counter] years
[noun] a year
[suffix] a grade, a school year
[suffix] a year
4
[noun] sense
[noun] feeling
(This term, ねん (nen), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ねん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ねん.)