年
年
year, counter for years
6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ネン
Kun
とし
Nanori
ね
Dictionary
Common Words
1
Common noun
year
Examples
カレンダーの日付は１９６４年９月２３日でした。
The date on the calendar was September 23, 1964.
2
Counter
counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
Examples
彼は四年刑期のところを二年で釈放された。
He was let out after serving just two years of his four-year prison sentence.
3
Abbreviation; Common noun
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
1
year
Examples
一月は年の一番目の月です。
January is the first month of the year.
2
age; years
Examples
お年をお聞きしてよろしいでしょうか。
Might I ask your age?
3
past one's prime; old age
1
boy
Examples
少年は木に自分の名前を刻んだ。
The boy carved his name on the tree.
2
Usu. in legal contexts
juvenile; child
1
age; years
Examples
おじいさんの年齢は僕の年齢の５倍だ。
My grandfather is five times as old as I am.
1
one year; some time ago
Examples
私は１年契約で働いた。
I worked on a yearly contract.
1
Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)
(period of) a year
Examples
私はここで１０年間働いている。
I've worked here for ten years.
2
Noun, used as a suffix
during the era (of)
1
how many years; how long
Examples
それを建てるのに何年もかかった。
It took many years to build it.
2
what year
1
half a year; six months
Examples
あと半年したら、彼女は外国へ行ってしまう。
She'll be going abroad in another six months.
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