KANJI: NEN (year)

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Character Etymology:

A stylized derivative of the original ideograph which showed a growing rice plant with a bending person about to cut the plant down. This portrays the annual harvest, which symbolizes the cycle of a year.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: NEN
kun-yomi: toshi

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: ne

English Definitions:

1. NEN: year; term of service.
2. toshi: year; age; time of life.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 1593
Henshall: 64

Unicode Encoded Version:

年

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

来年 (rainen): next year.
五年生 (gonensai): fifth grader.
年寄 (toshiyori): an old person.
年中 (nenjuu): throughout the year.
年金 (nenkin): annuity, pension.

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