JLPT N5 · Noun

年 (toshi)

年 (とし, toshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “year”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とし
Romaji: toshi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

year · noun
age; years · noun
past one's prime; old age · noun

Example sentences

一月は年の一番目の月です。

January is the first month of the year.

Tatoeba #190663

お年をお聞きしてよろしいでしょうか。

Might I ask your age?

Tatoeba #226785

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 年

year, counter for yearsネン・とし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 年.

去年きょねんlast year今年ことしthis year毎年まいねんevery year来年らいねんnext yearさ来年さらいねんyear after next万年筆まんねんひつfountain pen少年しょうねんboy青年せいねんyouth年月としつきmonths and years年寄としよりold person年間ねんかん(period of) a year年月ねんげつmonths and years年中ねんじゅうwhole year年代ねんだいage

Source: JMdict entry 1468060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.