年 year
- On'yomi
- ネン
- Kun'yomi
- とし
- Strokes
- 6
- JLPT
- N5
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 1
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Remember it
A falling stroke (丿) drops onto two stacked stalks of dry grain (干): one harvest above the other, and each harvest marks one year.
A common word
- 今年 ことし this year
Example sentences
来年、日本へ行きます。
らいねん、にほんへいきます。
I'm going to Japan next year.
今年の夏はとても暑いですね。
ことしのなつはとてもあついですね。
This summer is really hot, isn't it?
Kanji that share a part
丿 is its radical. 62 kanji share it in all.
干 is a component.