年 Kanji – year
The Japanese kanji 年 can mean year, counter for years.
Meaning and Readings
How is 年 read?
年 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 年
These common Japanese words contain 年. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一周年(いっしゅうねん) — one full year
- 一年間(いちねんかん) — (period of) one year
- 1年生(いちねんせい) — first-year student, first-year pupil
- 一年中(いちねんじゅう) — all year round
- 越年(えつねん) — seeing the old year out, greeting the New Year, passing the winter, hibernation
- 往年(おうねん) — years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
- 何年(なんねん) — how many years, how long
- 会計年度(かいけいねんど) — fiscal year
- 学年(がくねん) — academic year, school year
- 去年(きょねん) — last year
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