Moji Ninja

年 — year

年 means “year”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: ネン (nen). Kun'yomi: とし (toshi). You'll see it in words such as 年 (toshi, “year”).

年
Stroke order of 年
Meaning
year
On'yomi
ネン (nen)
Kun'yomi
とし (toshi)
Strokes
6
Level
JLPT N5 · set Everyday life

How to remember 年

A farmer bent under a heavy bundle of rice: one harvest every year.

Parts: It is a simple shape with no smaller parts.

Words with 年

WordReadingMeaning
年とし toshi kunyear
年々ねんねん nennen onyear by year; annually
年をとるとしをとる toshiwotoru kunto grow old; to age

Example sentences

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More in the “Everyday life” set

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