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year Unlike in English, a year is preceded by numbers in Japanese. So,
instead of saying “the year 2019,” we would write 2019
nisen
jūkyūnen. So, for example, June 28, 2019, would be 2019年6月28
日. When you arrive in Japan, you have to fill out a customs form
NEN/toshi
in which you are asked to provide seinen.gappi (birth,
year, month, day) — that is, your date of birth.

Radical: ⼲ Number of strokes: six

Combining na with the kanji meaning “before” or “front” (
name mae), you can construct the word for “name”: namae.
daimyō (literally big name) was a rank reserved for Japanese feudal

MEI, MYŌ/ lords. During a trip to Japan, you may notice that many gift shops
carry local products from their region, and refer to these products as
名物 meibutsu (famous things).
na

Radical: 口 Number of strokes: six

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