Kanji – year

The Japanese kanji can mean year, counter for years.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: year, counter for years
Onyomi: ネン
Kunyomi: とし
Romaji: nen, toshi
JLPT: 4
Frequency Rank: 6

How is read?

has the onyomi reading ネン and the kunyomi reading とし.

In romaji, these readings can be written as nen, toshi.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (いっしゅうねん)one full year
  • (いちねんかん)(period of) one year
  • (いちねんせい)first-year student, first-year pupil
  • (いちねんじゅう)all year round
  • (えつねん)seeing the old year out, greeting the New Year, passing the winter, hibernation
  • (おうねん)years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
  • (なんねん)how many years, how long
  • (かいけいねんど)fiscal year
  • (がくねん)academic year, school year
  • (きょねん)last year

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