年
N5 WaniKani
Stroke Order
Meaning
Year, Counter For Years
On'yomi (音読み)
ねん
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
とし
Stroke Count
6 strokes
年 in useful words
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- 今年ことし
- this year
- 前年ぜんねん
- the preceding year; the previous year; last year
- 長年ながねん
- many years; a long time
- 年間ねんかん
- (period of) a year
- 年金ねんきん
- annuity; pension
- 年生ねんせい
- nth-year student; nth-year pupil
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