とし

Year, age

N5noun·toshi

How to remember it

年 counts both calendar years and a person's age; read とし or ねん.

Example sentences

  • 今年は暖かい年です。

    ことしはあたたかいとしです。

    This year is a warm year.

  • お年はいくつですか。

    おとしはいくつですか。

    How old are you?

Usage

Read とし for age or year; ねん in compounds like 一年.

Related words

去年今年来年

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