ねんねん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
Pitch accent
んねん
Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
annually; every year; year in year out; from year to year
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
Examples (14 in total)
From year to year, pollution is worsening.
The number of students is decreasing year by year.
My living expense is rising year by year.
Traffic accidents are increasing year by year.
Alcohol consumption is increasing every year.
The ozone layer continues to be further destroyed every year.
The number of Japanese going overseas has been increasing year by year.
This city has been increasing in population year after year.
Visitors to that town increase in number year by year.
From year to year, pollution problems are becoming more and more serious.
According to scientists, the atmosphere is getting warmer year after year.
The number of visitors to Singapore has increased year by year.
In Tokyo, wild birds are decreasing in number year by year.
According to this magazine, the economic situation in Japan is getting worse year by year.