annual
adjective
occurring once every year:
年1回の, 毎年の, 年刊の
e.g. the sponsored walk became an annual event
e.g. an annual report
e.g. the union's annual conference.
calculated over or covering a period of a year:
1年間の
e.g. an annual rate of increase
e.g. his basic annual income
e.g. annual accounts.
(of a plant) living for a year or less, perpetuating itself by seed:
〘植〙 1年生の
e.g. annual flowers.
noun
a book or magazine that is published once a year under the same title but with different contents:
年刊誌, 年鑑, 年報
e.g. a Christmas annual
e.g. trade journals, annuals, and directories.
an annual plant:
〘植〙 1年生植物, 1年草(→ biennial, perennial).
e.g. sow annuals in spring.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French annuel, from late Latin annualis, based on Latin annus ‘year’.