Word details

年

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 年.

Dictionary

Entry

年歳としNounFreq #1201
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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

年

year, counter for years

6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ネン

Kun

とし

Nanori

ね
歳

year-end, age, occasion, opportunity

13 strokesFrequency 269JLPT N2Grade 8

On

サイセイ

Kun

としとせよわい

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