Grain ripens once per harvest cycle — a year
| Word | Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 石の上にも三年 | ishi no ue ni mo sannen | patience pays off | JLPT 1 |
| 年金 | nenkin | pension, annuity | JLPT 1 |
| 年輪 | nenrin | annual ring (tree) | JLPT 1 |
| 年代記 | nendaiki | chronicle, annals | JLPT 1 |
| 年表 | nenpyou | chronological table | JLPT 1 |
| 定年 | teinen | retirement age | JLPT 2 |
| 年代 | nendai | era; generation | JLPT 3 |
| お年寄り | otoshiyori | elderly person | JLPT 4 |
| 毎年 | maitoshi | every year | JLPT 5 |
| 今年 | kotoshi | this year | JLPT 5 |
| 来年 | rainen | next year | JLPT 5 |
| 去年 | kyonen | last year | JLPT 5 |
| 年 | toshi | year; age | JLPT 5 |
Learn all words containing 年 with spaced repetition
年 (toshi) means "year, age" in Japanese. It appears in JLPT level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
The Japanese character 年 has 6 strokes. Its radical is 干 (dry).
The radical of 年 is 干 (dry, Kangxi radical #51).