Chinese

Noun

年度

1. year (as determined for administrative purposes)
2. school year
3. financial year; fiscal year

Adjective

年度

1. (attributive) annual

Japanese

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Middle Chinese 年度. Compare modern Mandarin 年度 ‎(niándù).

Pronunciation

• ね​んど (Atamadaka)^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nẽ̞ɴdo̞]

Noun

年度 ‎(hiragana ねんど, romaji nendo)

1. a year, for administrative, academic, business, or accounting purposes: may start at some time other than New Years
2. (more specifically) a financial year (UK), a fiscal year (US)
3. (more specifically) a school year

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3