年

ONねん

KUNとし

Meanings

year

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How to remember

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

Related kanji

日月時週毎