Info on the Kanji 年

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Meaning(s)

year, counter for years

Reading(s)

onyomi NEN
kunyomi toshi

Other

stroke count 6
grade 1
jlpt level N5
Example words with 年
WordMeaning
ねん
nen
counter for years
いちねん
ichinen
one year / some time ago
なんねん
nannen
what year / how many years
がくねん
gakunen
year in school / grade in school
うまねん
uma nen
year of the horse
こうねん
kounen
future years / in later years
こうねん
kounen
old age
こんねん
konnen
this year
さんねん
sannen
three years
こねん
ko nen
year of the rat
じゅうねん
juunen
ten years / decade
せんねん
sennen
former years / formerly / a few years ago
せんねん
sennen
millennium / one thousand years / long time
ぜんねん
zennen
the preceding year / the previous year / last year
ながねん
naganen
long time / many years
としした
toshishita
younger / junior
ねんかん
nenkan
year
ねんきゅう
nenkyuu
yearly paid vacation
ねんきん
nenkin
annuity / pension
としつき
toshitsuki
months and years
ねんけん
nen ken
tohoku harvest divination event
ねんご
nengo
years later
としご
toshigo
child born within a year of another / children born in consecutive years
としおんな
toshionna
woman of the year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same chinese zodiac sign as the current year
としうえ
toshiue
older / senior
ねんせい
nensei
pupil in ... year / student in ... year
としおとこ
toshiotoko
man of the year, referring to a man born in a year with the same chinese zodiac sign as the current year
ねんじゅう
nenjuu
whole year / all year round / throughout the year / always / all the time
ねんちょう
nenchou
seniority
ねんねん
nennen
years / year by year / annually / considering his age
ねんまい
nen mai
every year / year by year
ねんらい
nenrai
for some years
はんとし
hantoshi
half year
ひゃくねん
hyakunen
century / hundred years / a long time
ほんねん
honnen
this year
まいとし
maitoshi
every year / yearly / annually
まんねん
mannen
ten thousand years / eternity
らいねん
rainen
next year
いけいけねん
ike nen
old enough
おとおとねん
oto nen
year before last
さるさるねん
saru nen
year of the monkey
さ来さらいねん
sa rainen
year after next
ためためねん
tame nen
same age
いちねんかん
ichinenkan
one year
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Example Sentences with 年
ロンドンへ行きました。

10は待つには長い時間だ。

前に東京へ来て以来ここに住んでいる。

2、3でフランス語に熟達するのはきわめて難しい。



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