年
Year
Meanings
Year, Counter For Years
On'yomi
ねん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
とし
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
年 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
年 (Year) is taught on WaniKani at level 4 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #6 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 4
Words using 年
一周年いっしゅうねんone full year一年間いちねんかん(period of) one year一年生いちねんせいfirst-year student一年中いちねんじゅうall year round越年えつねんseeing the old year out往年おうねんyears gone by何年なんねんhow many years会計年度かいけいねんどfiscal year学年がくねんacademic year去年きょねんlast year謹賀新年きんがしんねんHappy New Year近年きんねんrecent years元年がんねんfirst year (of an imperial era)お年玉おとしだまNew Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)光年こうねんlight-year厚生年金こうせいねんきんwelfare pension
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