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JLPT N3 · Time words

年代

ねんだい

era; decade

Stroke order of 年代

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

年 · 6 strokes代 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

The generation (代) of years (年).

Parts: 年 year + 代 generation

The characters in 年代

  • 年 とし — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

この歌は八十年代の歌だ。

このうたははちじゅうねんだいのうただ。

This song is from the eighties.

Words with 年

Words with 代

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