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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 1

年 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

year

On: ネンnen
Kun: としtoshi とせtose
Special: ことしkotoshi

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

年6 strokes

How to write 年: stroke order

年 has 6 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

年 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 年 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 年

The parts 年 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

丿
干
dry; interfere
Radical

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 1

人 personOnジン、ニンKunひと、り、と一 oneOnイチ、イツKunひとつ、ひと、はじめ日 day; sunOnニチ、ジツKunひ、か、び大 big; largeOnダイ、タイ、タKunおおきい、おおいに、おお年 yearOnネンKunとし、とせ出 go out; take outOnシュツ、スイKunだす、でる、で本 book; origin; counter for long objectsOnホンKunもと中 inside; middleOnチュウ、ジュウKunなか、うち、あたる子 childOnシ、ス、ツKunこ、ね、み見 see; showOnケン、ゲンKunみる、みえる、みせる