年 – Year, Counter For Years

Asher Wolfstein October 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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年 Basics

This is a jōyō kanji （常用漢字） and is taught in the 1st grade, is in N5 of the JLPT, and is the 6th out of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers.

年 consists of six (6) strokes. It is made up of the radical(s) pestle 干. It also consists of the kanji part(s) ノ, 一, 乞, 干.

年 Meanings

• Counter For Years
• Year

年 Pronunciations

Onyomi （音読み） Reading(s):

• ネン (nen)

Kunyomi （訓読み） Reading(s):

• とし

年 Alternatives

秊

Example Usage Of 年

「姫《ひめ》様《さま》が　魔物達《まものたち》に　攫《さら》われて　半年《はんとし》に成《な》る…

It's been half a year since the princess was kidnapped by monsters.

Private: Dragon Quest Part 4 （ドラゴンクエスト）

Vocab Using 年

• 年、歳（とし） – Year, Age, Past One’s Prime, Old Age

• Information is compiled from various sources:
  • JMdict, Kanjidic2, JMnedict and Radkfile, property of Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, under this license.
  • JLPT data comes from JLPT Resources by Jonathan Waller.