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JLPT N3 · Time words

年月

ねんげつ

years; time

Stroke order of 年月

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

年 · 6 strokes月 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

Years (年) and months (月): time passing.

Parts: 年 year + 月 month

The characters in 年月

  • 年 とし — year (6 strokes)
  • 月 つき — moon; month (4 strokes)

Example sentence

長い年月がたった。

ながいねんげつがたった。

A long time has passed.

Words with 年

年year一年one year今年this 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

Words with 月

月moon; month月曜日Monday一月January二月February三月March四月April五月May六月June七月July八月August九月September十月October十一月November十二月December先月last month今月this month来月next month毎月every month

More words: Time words

時期period; season時刻time (of day)時点point in time当時at that time瞬間moment日時date and time日程schedule世紀century年代era; decade時差time difference平日weekday祝日national holiday

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