ねんとう
Meanings
Noun
1. beginning of the year
2. the oldest person
when read as "としがしら"
Kanji used
year
head
Pitch accent
んとう
Composed of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)