年
counter for years, year

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ネン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

とし

Nanori (名乗り)

ね

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:1
Strokes:6
JLPT:5
Frequency:6

Vocabulary

ネン

WordReadingMeaning
一年生イチネンセイfirst-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year; annual; annual plant
越年エツネンseeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation; playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
越年オツネンseeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation; playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game
往年オウネンyears gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
会計年度カイケイネンドfiscal year

Other

WordReadingMeaning
一周年いっしゅうねんone full year
１年生いちねんせいfirst-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; newcomer; person who has been in a role for less than a year; annual; annual plant
一年中いちねんじゅうall year round
一年中いちねんぢゅうall year round
去年こぞlast year

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

缶
container, jar radical (no. 121), tin can
Grade 8JLPT 2
羊
sheep
Grade 3JLPT 1
生
birth, genuine, life
Grade 1JLPT 5
牛
cow
Grade 2JLPT 4
仕
attend, doing, official, serve
Grade 3JLPT 4
午
11AM-1PM, noon, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the horse
Grade 2JLPT 5
乗
board, counter for vehicles, join, mount, multiplication, power, record, ride
Grade 3JLPT 3
全
all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
Grade 3JLPT 3
舎
cottage, house, hut, inn, mansion
Grade 5JLPT 1
垂
droop, hang, slouch, suspend
Grade 6JLPT 1