Translation and Meaning of: 年 - toshi
On this page, we will study the meaning of the Japanese word 年 (toshi) and its translation into English. Let's see their different meanings, example phrases, explanations, etymology and the similar words.
Romaji: toshi
Kana: とし
Type: noun
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Translation / Meaning: year; age
Meaning in English: year;age
Definition: The cycle in which things happen. 365 days.
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- Etymology
- Writing
- Synonyms
- Example Phrases
- FAQ
Explanation and Etymology - (年) toshi
The Japanese word 年 (toshi) means "year". The etymology of the word 年 is composed of two characters: 干 (kan) which means "to dry" and 十 (ju) which means "ten". It is believed that the combination of these two characters represents the ten-year drying cycle that was used to measure time in ancient times. The word 年 is often used in expressions such as 新年 (shinnen) which means "new year", 年末 (nenmatsu) which means "end of the year" and 年度 (nendo) which means "fiscal year".How to Write in Japanese - (年) toshi
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Synonyms and Similar - (年) toshi
See below a list of Japanese words that have the same meaning or is a variation of the word we are studying on this page:
歳; とし; ねん
Words containing: 年
See also other related words from our dictionary:
Kana: まんねんひつ
Romaji: mannenhitsu
Translation / Meaning:
fountain pen
Kana: ばんねん
Romaji: bannen
Translation / Meaning:
(one) in recent years
Kana: ねんせい
Romaji: nensei
Translation / Meaning:
student in .... year; student in .... year
Kana: ねんだい
Romaji: nendai
Translation / Meaning:
age; it was; period; date
Kana: ねんちょう
Romaji: nenchou
Translation / Meaning:
antiquity
Kana: ねんど
Romaji: nendo
Translation / Meaning:
year; fiscal year; school year; term
Kana: ねんりん
Romaji: nenrin
Translation / Meaning:
annual tree ring
Kana: ねんれい
Romaji: nenrei
Translation / Meaning:
Years old
Kana: ねんかん
Romaji: nenkan
Translation / Meaning:
directory
Kana: ねんかん
Romaji: nenkan
Translation / Meaning:
year
Words with the same pronunciation: とし toshi
Example Sentences - (年) toshi
Below are some example sentences:
青年は未来の希望です。
Seinen wa mirai no kibou desu
Young people are the hope of the future.
Youth is the future hope.
- 青年 (seinen) - means "young" or "youth"
- は (wa) - grammatical particle that indicates the topic of the sentence, in this case, "young"
- 未来 (mirai) - means "future"
- の (no) - grammatical particle that indicates possession, in this case, "of the future"
- 希望 (kibou) - means "hope" or "expectation"
- です (desu) - verb "to be" in the polite and formal form
私たちは毎年春に畑を耕します。
Watashitachi wa maitoshi haru ni hatake o tagayasu shimasu
We plow the field every year in the spring.
We plow the fields every spring.
- 私たちは - personal pronoun "we"
- 毎年 - adverb of frequency "every year"
- 春に - noun "spring" + time particle "in spring"
- 畑を - noun "field" + direct object particle "the field"
- 耕します - verb "arar" conjugated in the present "aramos"
私の生年月日は何ですか？
Watashi no seinen gappi wa nan desu ka?
What is my date of birth?
- 私 - Japanese personal pronoun meaning "I"
- の - Japanese particle indicating possession or relationship
- 生年月日 - Japanese compound noun meaning "date of birth"
- は - Japanese particle that indicates the theme of the sentence
- 何 - Japanese interrogative pronoun meaning "what"
- ですか - Japanese expression indicating a polite question
私の年齢は二十五歳です。
Watashi no nenrei wa nijuugosai desu
My age is 25 years old.
My age is 25 years old.
- 私 - personal pronoun meaning "I"
- の - particle that indicates possession or belonging
- 年齢 - noun that means "age"
- は - particle that indicates the topic of the sentence
- 二十五 - numeral que significa "25" Translation: numeral that means "25"
- 歳 - suffix that indicates "years old"
- です - verb "to be" in the present affirmative
私は万年筆で手紙を書くのが好きです。
Watashi wa mannenhitsu de tegami o kaku no ga suki desu
I like to write a letter with a fountain pen.
- 私 (watashi) - personal pronoun meaning "I"
- は (wa) - particle that marks the topic of the sentence
- 万年筆 (mannenhitsu) - noun meaning "fountain pen"
- で (de) - particle that indicates the means or tool used
- 手紙 (tegami) - noun meaning "letter"
- を (wo) - particle that marks the direct object of the sentence
- 書く (kaku) - verb meaning "to write"
- の (no) - particle that indicates the nominalization of the verb
- が (ga) - particle that marks the subject of the sentence
- 好き (suki) - adjective meaning "to like"
- です (desu) - linking verb that indicates formality and the present tense
未満の年齢は飲酒禁止です。
Miman no nenrei wa inshukinshi desu
Consumption of alcohol is prohibited for minors.
Drinking is prohibited for the age of under.
- 未満の年齢 - age below
- は - topic particle
- 飲酒禁止 - prohibited from drinking alcohol
- です - verb ser/estar in the present
年中無休
nenjuu mukyuu
Open all year
- 年中 (nenju) - during the whole year
- 無休 (mukyuu) - without closing
去年の夏はとても暑かったです。
Kyonen no natsu wa totemo atsukatta desu
Last summer was very hot.
It was very hot last summer.
- 去年 - last year
- の - possession particle
- 夏 - summer
- は - topic particle
- とても - very
- 暑かった - warm
- です - polite way of being
卯年は兎年とも呼ばれます。
U年はうさぎ年ともよばれます。
The rabbit year is also called the rabbit year.
The rabbit year is also called the rabbit year.
- 卯年 - year of the rabbit in the Chinese calendar
- は - topic particle
- 兎年 - year of the rabbit in the Japanese calendar
- とも - also
- 呼ばれます - is called
1年間は365日あります。
Ichinenkan wa sanbyakurokujūgonichi arimasu
One year has 365 days.
One year is 365 days.
- 1年間 - Indicate a period of one year
- は - topic marking particle
- 365日 - Indicates the number of days in a year
- あります - verb "exist" in polite form
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
A way of saying "year; age" é "(年) toshi". Throughout this page you will find information and alternatives.
