English–Japanese
“year” in Japanese
How to say “year” in Japanese
“Year” in Japanese is 年 (toshi).
Frames time as one complete cycle of the seasons, and can count the cycles that mark a person's age.
Example sentences with 年
新しい年が始まります。atara shi i toshi ga haji ma ri ma su
The new year begins.
新しい年を迎えると、気持ちも新しくなります。atara shi i toshi o muka e ru to ki mo chi mo atara shi ku na ri ma su
When we welcome a new year, we feel refreshed too.
Tips for using 年
- English speakers may expect 年 (toshi) to mean only "year", but in questions about a person's age it can refer to age, while 年齢 (nenrei) makes that meaning explicit.
Other Japanese words for “year”
年間で一万円貯めます。nen kan de ichi man en ta me ma su
I save 10,000 yen a year.
彼は一年間英語を勉強しました。kare wa ichi nen kan ei go o ben kyō shi ma shi ta
He studied English for one year.