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年
year
N5On: ねんKun: とし
Memory Aid
The kanji 年 depicts a stalk of grain (禾, though stylized and simplified) growing and maturing, symbolizing the annual cycle of harvest and the passage of a year.
'NEN' — Think of the `year` ending with 'N-EN-d'.
Vocabulary
毎年まいつしevery year
来年らいねんnext year
去年きょねんlast year
一年いちねんone year
年末ねんまつyear-end
Example Sentences
今年は良い年でした。
This year was a good year.
彼は来年、日本へ行きます。
He will go to Japan next year.
私は去年、東京に住んでいました。
I lived in Tokyo last year.
私の誕生日は年に一度です。
My birthday is once a year.