What does kanji 年 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 年 is year.

How is kanji 年 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 年 are とし; the onyomi readings are ネン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 年?

Kanji 年 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 年?

The main radical for kanji 年 is 干.

What words use kanji 年?

Example words that use kanji 年 include 年じゅう, 年年, 年月, 年頭.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 10

年

Meaning

Kanji 年

year

year, counter for years

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とし
Onyomi 音読み: ネン
Nanori 名乗り: ね

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #6
Strokes: 6
Radical: 干
Components: 一 • ノ • 干 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 851 entries that include this kanji.

年じゅう

ねんじゅう

during an era

年年

としどし

year by year

年月

としつき

months and years

年頭

としがしら

beginning of the year

年輩

ねんぱい

(approximate) age

年中行事

ねんじゅうぎょうじ

annual function

年間

ねんかん

(period of) a year

年令

ねんれい

age

年度

ねんど

product year

年より

としより

important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

年末

ねんまつ

end-of-year

年収

ねんしゅう

annual income

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今年は去年より忙しい。

This year is busier than last year.

私は二十年ここに住んでいる。

I have lived here for twenty years.

妹は来年高校に入る。

My younger sister will enter high school next year.

年の初めに家族で神社へ行った。

At the beginning of the year, I went to a shrine with my family.

彼はまだ年が若い。

He is still young in age.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.