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JLPT N5 · Calendar

今年

ことし

this year

Stroke order of 今年

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

今 · 4 strokes年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

今 now and 年, grain ripening through a year: this very year.

Parts: 今 now + 年 year

The characters in 今年

  • 今 いま — now (4 strokes)
  • 年 とし — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

今年は日本へ行きます。

ことしはにほんへいきます。

I will go to Japan this year.

Words with 今

今now今日today今月this month今晩this evening; tonight今日中by the end of today今朝this morning今夜tonight今週this week今度next time; this time

Words with 年

年year一年one year来年next year毎年every year去年last year青年young man; youth少年boy定年retirement age年収annual income年月years; time年代era; decade年末end of the year年金pension年始start of the year翌年following year年度fiscal year年中all year round昨年last year

More words: Calendar

昨日yesterday一昨日the day before yesterday明後日the day after tomorrow来年next year毎月every month毎年every year毎朝every morning毎晩every night今晩this evening; tonight夕方evening; dusk週末weekend誕生日birthday何曜日what day of the week

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