year

About this kanji

The kanji 「年」 primarily means "year." It is often used as a noun, referring to the passing of time or to indicate someone's age. For example, in the compound 年齢 (ねんれい), it means "age," while 今年 (ことし) translates to "this year," and 来年 (らいねん) means "next year." The kun'yomi reading とし can also be used in expressions like "年末 (ねんまつ)" which means "the end of the year." A helpful thing to remember is that in discussions about age or time, this kanji is quite common, so you will see it frequently when talking about your age or dates.

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Example sentences

• 今年は良い年です。

  This year is a good year.

Meanings across languages

English

year

Tiếng Việt

năm

日本語

年

한국어

년

中文

年

id

tahun

th

ปี

es

año

fr

an

de

Jahr

pt

ano

Common compounds

• 年齢ねんれいage
• 今年ことしthis year
• 来年らいねんnext year
• 去年きょねんlast year