meaning of kanji
- year
- age
- years
- past one’s prime
- old age
| hiragana | とし |
drawing of kanji | 年 |
reading of kanji | tosi |
meaning of kanji
- this year
| hiragana | ことし |
drawing of kanji | 今年 |
reading of kanji | kotosi |
meaning of kanji
- last year
| hiragana | さくねん |
drawing of kanji | 昨年 |
reading of kanji | saku nen |
meaning of kanji
- spring
- springtime
- New Year
- prime (of one’s life, etc.)
- adolescence
- puberty
- sexuality
| hiragana | はる |
drawing of kanji | 春 |
reading of kanji | haru |
meaning of kanji
- the preceding year
- the previous year
- last year
| hiragana | ぜんねん |
drawing of kanji | 前年 |
reading of kanji | zen nen |
meaning of kanji
- (period of) a year
- during an era
| hiragana | ねんかん |
drawing of kanji | 年間 |
reading of kanji | nen kan |
meaning of kanji
- next year
| hiragana | らいねん |
drawing of kanji | 来年 |
reading of kanji | ra i nen |
meaning of kanji
- year before last
| hiragana | おととし |
drawing of kanji | 一昨年 |
reading of kanji | ototosi |
meaning of kanji
- whole year
- entire year
- n-th year anniversary
| hiragana | しゅうねん |
drawing of kanji | 周年 |
reading of kanji | syuu nen |
meaning of kanji
- pupil in … year
- student in … year
| hiragana | ねんせい |
drawing of kanji | 年生 |
reading of kanji | nen sei |
meaning of kanji
- this spring
- spring this year
| hiragana | こんしゅん |
drawing of kanji | 今春 |
reading of kanji | kon syun |
meaning of kanji
- this year
- this fiscal year
- this school year
| hiragana | こんねんど |
drawing of kanji | 今年度 |
reading of kanji | kon nendo |
meaning of kanji
- preceding fiscal year
| hiragana | ぜんねんど |
drawing of kanji | 前年度 |
reading of kanji | zen nendo |
meaning of kanji
- fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)
- financial year
- academic year
- school year
- product year
| hiragana | ねんど |
drawing of kanji | 年度 |
reading of kanji | nendo |
meaning of kanji
- by the end of the year
| hiragana | ねんない |
drawing of kanji | 年内 |
reading of kanji | nen nai |
meaning of kanji
- every year
- yearly
- annually
| hiragana | まいとし |
drawing of kanji | 毎年 |
reading of kanji | mai to si |
meaning of kanji
- season
- time of year
| hiragana | きせつ |
drawing of kanji | 季節 |
reading of kanji | ki setu |
meaning of kanji
- same period
- corresponding period
- same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.)
- contemporary
- classmate
- synchronization
- synchronism
| hiragana | どうき |
drawing of kanji | 同期 |
reading of kanji | douki |
meaning of kanji
- half year
| hiragana | はんとし |
drawing of kanji | 半年 |
reading of kanji | han to si |
meaning of kanji
- junior college
- vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
| hiragana | たんだい |
drawing of kanji | 短大 |
reading of kanji | tan dai |
meaning of kanji
- that year
- same year
- same age
| hiragana | どうねん |
drawing of kanji | 同年 |
reading of kanji | dou nen |
meaning of kanji
- following year
| hiragana | よくねん |
drawing of kanji | 翌年 |
reading of kanji | yoku nen |
meaning of kanji
- command
- order
- dictation
- nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
| hiragana | れい |
drawing of kanji | 令 |
reading of kanji | rei |
meaning of kanji
- average (normal, ordinary) year
- every year
- annually
| hiragana | れいねん |
drawing of kanji | 例年 |
reading of kanji | rei nen |
meaning of kanji
- this autumn
- this fall
- autumn of this year
| hiragana | こんしゅう |
drawing of kanji | 今秋 |
reading of kanji | kon syuu |
meaning of kanji
- autumn of last year
- fall of last year
| hiragana | さくしゅう |
drawing of kanji | 昨秋 |
reading of kanji | saku syuu |
meaning of kanji
- New Year (esp. first three days)
- first month of the year
- January
| hiragana | しょうがつ |
drawing of kanji | 正月 |
reading of kanji | syo ugatu |
meaning of kanji
- year by year
- annually
- every year
- from year to year
| hiragana | ねんねん |
drawing of kanji | 年々 |
reading of kanji | nenne n |
meaning of kanji
- sunset
- sundown
- nightfall
- dusk
- end
- close
- year-end
- end of the year
| hiragana | くれ |
drawing of kanji | 暮れ |
reading of kanji | kure |
meaning of kanji
- previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
| hiragana | さくねんど |
drawing of kanji | 昨年度 |
reading of kanji | saku nendo |
meaning of kanji
- non-leap year
- normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
| hiragana | へいねん |
drawing of kanji | 平年 |
reading of kanji | hei nen |
meaning of kanji
- first year (of an imperial era)
- year something (important) first happened or began
| hiragana | がんねん |
drawing of kanji | 元年 |
reading of kanji | gan nen |
meaning of kanji
- first half of the year
- first half of the fiscal year
| hiragana | かみはんき |
drawing of kanji | 上半期 |
reading of kanji | kami han ki |
meaning of kanji
- New Year
| hiragana | しんねん |
drawing of kanji | 新年 |
reading of kanji | sin nen |
meaning of kanji
- annual
- fiscal year
- school year
- year (in some sequence)
| hiragana | ねんじ |
drawing of kanji | 年次 |
reading of kanji | nen zi |
meaning of kanji
- beginning of the year
- early in the New Year
| hiragana | としあけ |
drawing of kanji | 年明け |
reading of kanji | to si ake |
meaning of kanji
- academic year
- school year
- year in school
- grade in school
| hiragana | がくねん |
drawing of kanji | 学年 |
reading of kanji | gaku nen |
meaning of kanji
- last year
| hiragana | きょねん |
drawing of kanji | 去年 |
reading of kanji | ki xyo nen |
meaning of kanji
- last spring
- the spring of last year
| hiragana | さくしゅん |
drawing of kanji | 昨春 |
reading of kanji | saku syun |
meaning of kanji
- second half of the (fiscal) year
| hiragana | しもき |
drawing of kanji | 下期 |
reading of kanji | simo ki |
meaning of kanji
- tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable)
- forward puller (of a rickshaw)
| hiragana | つなひき |
drawing of kanji | 綱引き |
reading of kanji | tu na hiki |
meaning of kanji
- beginning of the year
- new year
- New Year’s call
- New Year’s greetings
| hiragana | ねんし |
drawing of kanji | 年始 |
reading of kanji | nen si |
meaning of kanji
- beginning of the year
| hiragana | ねんしょ |
drawing of kanji | 年初 |
reading of kanji | nen syo |
meaning of kanji
- since last year
| hiragana | さくねんらい |
drawing of kanji | 昨年来 |
reading of kanji | sa kunen ra i |
meaning of kanji
- first half of the (fiscal) year
| hiragana | かみき |
drawing of kanji | 上期 |
reading of kanji | kami ki |
meaning of kanji
- infant (below 1 year old)
- suckling baby
| hiragana | にゅうじ |
drawing of kanji | 乳児 |
reading of kanji | ni xyu uzi |
meaning of kanji
- seeing the old year out
- greeting the New Year
- passing the winter
- hibernation
| hiragana | えつねん |
drawing of kanji | 越年 |
reading of kanji | e tunen |
meaning of kanji
- New Year (Spring)
| hiragana | しんしゅん |
drawing of kanji | 新春 |
reading of kanji | sin syun |
meaning of kanji
- new rice
- first rice crop of the year
- novice
- beginner
- newcomer
- new hand
| hiragana | しんまい |
drawing of kanji | 新米 |
reading of kanji | sin mai |
meaning of kanji
- whole year
- all year round
- throughout the year
- always
- all the time
- perpetually
- during an era
- middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
| hiragana | ねんじゅう |
drawing of kanji | 年中 |
reading of kanji | nen zyuu |
meaning of kanji
- one full year
| hiragana | いっしゅうねん |
drawing of kanji | 一周年 |
reading of kanji | ixtu syuu nen |
meaning of kanji
- average year
- normal year
| hiragana | へいねんなみ |
drawing of kanji | 平年並み |
reading of kanji | hei nen nami |
meaning of kanji
- resurrection
- resuscitation
- regeneration
- university student in … year
| hiragana | かいせい |
drawing of kanji | 回生 |
reading of kanji | kai sei |
meaning of kanji
- year-end gift
- end of the year
- year end
| hiragana | せいぼ |
drawing of kanji | 歳暮 |
reading of kanji | se ibo |
meaning of kanji
- beginning of the year
- the oldest person
| hiragana | ねんとう |
drawing of kanji | 年頭 |
reading of kanji | nen tou |
meaning of kanji
- second half of the year
- second half of the fiscal year
| hiragana | しもはんき |
drawing of kanji | 下半期 |
reading of kanji | simo han ki |
meaning of kanji
- first year
- early years (of a reign or era)
| hiragana | しょねん |
drawing of kanji | 初年 |
reading of kanji | syo nen |
meaning of kanji
- this (current) year
| hiragana | ほんねん |
drawing of kanji | 本年 |
reading of kanji | hon ne n |
meaning of kanji
- planting a field with the same crop each year
- repeated cultivation
- collaborative literary work
- story made up by several writers working on it in turn
- series (of novels)
- cycle (of poems, songs)
- sequence
| hiragana | れんさく |
drawing of kanji | 連作 |
reading of kanji | re n saku |
meaning of kanji
- all year
- year round
| hiragana | つうねん |
drawing of kanji | 通年 |
reading of kanji | tu u nen |
meaning of kanji
- Man of the Year, referring to a man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
| hiragana | としおとこ |
drawing of kanji | 年男 |
reading of kanji | tosio toko |
meaning of kanji
- flowers in full bloom
- time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
- the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty
- booming or peaking (in popularity)
| hiragana | はなざかり |
drawing of kanji | 花盛り |
reading of kanji | hana zakari |
meaning of kanji
- fiscal year
| hiragana | かいけいねんど |
drawing of kanji | 会計年度 |
reading of kanji | kai kei nendo |
meaning of kanji
- junior college
- vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
| hiragana | たんきだいがく |
drawing of kanji | 短期大学 |
reading of kanji | tan ki dai gaku |
meaning of kanji
- lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
| hiragana | きゅうしょうがつ |
drawing of kanji | 旧正月 |
reading of kanji | kyuu syo ugatu |
meaning of kanji
- annual publication
- year of publication
| hiragana | ねんかん |
drawing of kanji | 年刊 |
reading of kanji | nen kan |
meaning of kanji
- biennially
- every second year
- every other year
| hiragana | かくねん |
drawing of kanji | 隔年 |
reading of kanji | kaku nen |
meaning of kanji
- light year
| hiragana | こうねん |
drawing of kanji | 光年 |
reading of kanji | kou nen |
meaning of kanji
- year after next
| hiragana | さらいねん |
drawing of kanji | 再来年 |
reading of kanji | sarai nen |
meaning of kanji
- year end
| hiragana | さいまつ |
drawing of kanji | 歳末 |
reading of kanji | sai matu |
meaning of kanji
- end of work day
- end of school term
- end of school year
| hiragana | しゅうぎょう |
drawing of kanji | 終業 |
reading of kanji | syuu gyo u |
meaning of kanji
- repeating a year (at school)
- staying in the same class for another year
| hiragana | りゅうねん |
drawing of kanji | 留年 |
reading of kanji | ri xyu unen |
meaning of kanji
- first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
| hiragana | さんがにち |
drawing of kanji | 三が日 |
reading of kanji | san ga ni ti |
meaning of kanji
- the year end
- end of the year
- last days of the year
| hiragana | としのせ |
drawing of kanji | 年の瀬 |
reading of kanji | to sino se |
meaning of kanji
- the New Year dawns
| hiragana | としあける |
drawing of kanji | 年明ける |
reading of kanji | tosi akeru |
meaning of kanji
- time
- hour
- season
- time of the year
| hiragana | じぶん |
drawing of kanji | 時分 |
reading of kanji | zi bun |
meaning of kanji
- year end
| hiragana | としのくれ |
drawing of kanji | 年の暮れ |
reading of kanji | to sino kure |
meaning of kanji
- uppercase letter
- capital letter
- large character
- large writing
- the (kanji) character “dai” meaning “big”
- huge character “dai” formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
| hiragana | おおもじ |
drawing of kanji | 大文字 |
reading of kanji | oo mo zi |
meaning of kanji
- New Year’s Eve
- end of the year
| hiragana | としこし |
drawing of kanji | 年越し |
reading of kanji | tosi kosi |
meaning of kanji
- calendar year
- civil year
- time
- year after year
| hiragana | れきねん |
drawing of kanji | 暦年 |
reading of kanji | re ki nen |
meaning of kanji
- midwinter
- cold season
- coldest days of the year
| hiragana | かん |
drawing of kanji | 寒 |
reading of kanji | kan |
meaning of kanji
- good or lucky year
| hiragana | あたりどし |
drawing of kanji | 当たり年 |
reading of kanji | atari do si |
meaning of kanji
- beginning of spring
- first month of the lunar calendar
- New Year
| hiragana | しょしゅん |
drawing of kanji | 初春 |
reading of kanji | syo syun |
meaning of kanji
- first warbling heard in a New Year
| hiragana | はつね |
drawing of kanji | 初音 |
reading of kanji | hatu ne |
meaning of kanji
- fruitful year
| hiragana | ほうねん |
drawing of kanji | 豊年 |
reading of kanji | hou nen |
meaning of kanji
- year of a person’s death
- one’s age at death
| hiragana | ぼつねん |
drawing of kanji | 没年 |
reading of kanji | bo tu nen |
meaning of kanji
- unlucky year
- critical year
- certain years (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that are considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō)
| hiragana | やくどし |
drawing of kanji | 厄年 |
reading of kanji | ya kudosi |
meaning of kanji
- next year
| hiragana | みょうねん |
drawing of kanji | 明年 |
reading of kanji | mi xyo unen |
meaning of kanji
- season
- time of year
| hiragana | じき |
drawing of kanji | 時季 |
reading of kanji | ziki |
meaning of kanji
- season
- time of the year
| hiragana | じこう |
drawing of kanji | 時候 |
reading of kanji | zi kou |
meaning of kanji
- more than a year
| hiragana | ねんよ |
drawing of kanji | 年余 |
reading of kanji | ne n yo |