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JLPT N5 · Time

年

とし

year

Stroke order of 年

年 is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A farmer bent under a heavy load of harvested grain, carried once every year.

Parts: ノ + stacked horizontals + vertical stem (originally 禾 grain over 人 person)

Example sentence

新しい年が始まりました。

あたらしいとしがはじまりました。

A new year has begun.

Words with 年

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