年間 | nenkan - Meaning in Japanese - sknihongo. com The term 年間 is composed of the kanji 年 (year) and 間 (interval, period), giving the meaning of "a period of one year" or "annual" The most direct translation to English would be "throughout the year" or "during the year", depending on the context For example, 年間予算 (ねんかんよさん) means "annual budget"