年 — year

Grade 1 kanji · 6 strokes · on'yomi nen · kun'yomi toshi.

A person bent over with age — carrying the weight of many years.

Example words

• 今年 — kotoshi — this year
• 来年 — rainen — next year
• 毎年 — maitoshi — every year

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