当年

とうねん【当年】

this year

今年

She is eighteen (years old) this year. 彼女は当年とって18歳になる.

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I

とうねん【当年】

1 〔今年〕 this [the current] year.

●当年とって 15 歳 be fifteen years old (this year).

2 〔そのころ〕 that year.

●当年の 《people》 of those days [years]; 《events》 in that year; the then 《ruler》

・この人たちにはもう当年の勢いはない. These people have had their day.

・まだ当年の元気を失っていない. He is still as vigorous as in those days.

・当年の勇士も寄る年波には勝てぬと見える. The veteran has apparently outlasted his vigor. | Even an old soldier can't fight against the ravages of time.

当年子 〔動物の〕 a yearling.

II

とうねん【当年】

【鳥】 a red-necked stint; 《米》 a rufous-necked sandpiper; Calidris ruficollis.