JLPT N5 kanji · 6 strokes · #6 by frequency
年 — Year, counter for years
- Meaning
- Year, counter for years
- On'yomi (Chinese reading)
- ネン
- Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
- とし
- Radical
- 干
Stroke order
6 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.
Memory hook
Notches carved one below another on a post: each mark stands for one year (年) gone by.
Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.
Common vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年 | とし | year |
| 去年 | きょねん | last year |
| 一昨年 | おととし | year before last |
| さ来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| 万年筆 | まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 来年 | らいねん | next year |
Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.