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KanjiN5Grade 1 · 小16 strokesRadical 干#6 in newspapers

年 · year, counter for years

年 is a kanji meaning year, counter for years. It has 6 strokes and is on the JLPT N5 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ネンnen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • としtoshi

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In 第2巻 JLPT N5, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 年 · 33 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 年
WordReadingMeaningLevel
去年きょねんlast yearN5
今年ことしthis yearN5
再来年さらいねんyear after nextN5
年としyear, ageN5
毎年まいねんevery year, yearly, annuallyN5
万年筆まんねんひつfountain penN5
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More words that use 年
WordReadingMeaningLevel
来年らいねんnext yearN5
少年しょうねんboys, juvenilesN3
青年せいねんyouth, young manN3
生年月日せいねんがっぴbirth dateN3
年月としつきmonths and yearsN3
年寄りとしよりold people, the agedN3
年間ねんかんyearN3
年月ねんげつmonths and yearsN3
年中ねんじゅうwhole year, always, everydayN3
年代ねんだいage, era, periodN3
年齢ねんれいage, yearsN3
成年せいねんmajority, adult ageN3
年鑑ねんかんyearbookN3
一昨年いっさくねんyear before lastN2
学年がくねんyear in school, grade in schoolN2
青少年せいしょうねんyouth, young personN2
中年ちゅうねんmiddle-agedN2
年度ねんどyear, fiscal yearN2
年頃としごろage, marriageable age, adolescenceN1
年賀ねんがNew Year's greetings, New Year's cardN1
年号ねんごうname of an era, year numberN1
年長ねんちょうseniorityN1
年輪ねんりんannual tree ringN1
同い年おないどしof the same ageN1
元年がんねんfirst year (of a specific reign)N1
定年ていねんretirement ageN1
晩年ばんねん(one's) last yearsN1

Example sentence

もう年だよ。

もうとしだよ

I feel my age.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #194006 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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