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年
counter for years, year
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Readings
- On’yomi
- ネン
- Kun’yomi
- とし
Example words
年
とし
year
年
ねん
year
年
とせ
counter for years
年寄り
としより
old person; elderly person
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Grain (禾-variant) bent by the harvest — one year's crop cycle.
Components
Remember "year" (年) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.
Anchor word
～年 (～ねん) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in ～年 (～ねん) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: とし — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ネン — common in compound words (熟語).