6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

year, counter for years

Kun'yomi
  • year ②age ③past one's prime
On'yomi
  • year ②counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school) ③period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

とし 54.5%
ネン 45.5%

Character Breakdown

year, counter for years
とし ネン ね (1st, N5)

Common Words

year ②age ③past one's prime
boy ②juvenile
(period of) a year ②during the era (of)
how many years ②what year
old person ②trustee of the Japan Sumo Association ③senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5E74
JIS X 0208 1-39-15
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 188
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1593
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2035
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2528
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1284
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 3
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 342
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9168
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 64
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 45
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 45
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 126
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 51
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 20
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 51
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 13
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 24
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.3
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 574
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1045
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a6.16
Four corner code 8050.0
De Roo Code 2355