year
On'yomi (音読み)
- ネン
- トシ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とし
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age
- 今年this year
- 来年next year
- 去年last year
Words using this kanji
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