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Kanji Grade 1 - 年

Kanji character Grade 1 年. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 1 - 年
 
About
year, counter for years
Kun: とし
On: ネン
6 strokes
Radical: pestle 干
Parts: 一 ノ 干 乞
 
Onyomi
年 【ネン】 year, counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school), period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
年会 【ネンカイ】 conference, annual convention
往年 【オウネン】 years gone by, earlier years, former years, the past
平年 【ヘイネン】 non-leap year, normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
 
Kunyomi
年 【とし】 year, age, years, past one's prime, old age
年明け 【としあけ】 beginning of the year, early in the New Year
いい年 【いいとし】 mature age, advanced age, maturity, age when one is old enough to know better
大年 【おおとし】 New Year's Eve, December 31, Jupiter (planet)