Kanji 歳: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Key takeaways
Kanji 歳: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity. Readings and core meaning.
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Kanji at a glance
Core meaning / core image
Core meaning: 歳
year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Kanji structure breakdown
Mnemonic story
Mnemonic story
When a year ends and you gain age, you stop (止) to reflect on the small (小) moments you lived faithfully like a dog (戌). This act of stopping to mark the passage of time represents a year of age.
