年
year
- 𠂉bent person
- 干dry
- kun
- としtoshi
- on
- ネンnen
mnemonic
A BENT PERSON (𠂉) stooping over DRY (干) harvested grain, one harvest every YEAR. The old form showed a farmer carrying a sheaf of rice. "Nen" (ネン) as in rainen and kyonen, next year and last year.
examples
- 今年ことしkotoshithis year
- 来年らいねんrainennext year
- 去年きょねんkyonenlast year