EntryCommonWaniKani 5
  1. Noun

    how many years; how long

    それを建てるのに何年もかかった。
    It took many years to build it.
  2. what year

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Characters in this word

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what

Kun
なになんなに-なん-
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
340 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

あが

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2a5.21The Kanji Dictionary
2122.0Four corner code
2149deroo
4f55Unicode hex code
1-18-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
409Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
169New Nelson (John Haig)
65New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
73Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
45Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
48Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1012Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1087Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
471A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
513Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
254Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
511Morohashi
80A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
390Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
392Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
51sakade
15Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
86henshall3
137Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
43crowley
80Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
73Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1021Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2, he4Pinyin reading
haKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
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year, counter for years

Kun
とし
On
ネン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
6 of 2500
Radical
dry
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4, 4-6-3SKIP code
0a6.16The Kanji Dictionary
8050.0Four corner code
2355deroo
5e74Unicode hex code
1-39-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
188Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1593New Nelson (John Haig)
2035New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2528Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1284Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1752Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1036Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1114Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
342Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
64Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9168Morohashi
64A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
45Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
45Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
126sakade
51Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
20henshall3
51Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
13crowley
24Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
574Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1045Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nian2Pinyin reading
nyeonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level