年
JLPT N5 · 6 strokes
Kanji 年: "year, counter for years"
The kanji 年 means "year, counter for years". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ネン in on'yomi and とし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | year, counter for years |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 6 of 2,501 |
Common words with 年
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 年year · counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
- 年year · age; years
- 少年boy · juvenile; child
- 今年this year
- 年齢age; years
- 一年one year; some time ago
- 去年last year
- 年間(period of) a year · during the era (of)
- 何年how many years; how long · what year
- 半年half a year; six months
- 年上older; senior
- 毎年every year; yearly; annually
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