Word details
年
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 年.
Dictionary
Entry
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)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
年
year, counter for years
6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ネン
Kun
とし
Nanori
ね
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