毎年

まいとし

every year

Mnemonic

The same my まい as 毎日, and the harvest that comes round only the once. Same flight home, same December, toe と, she し, until you stopped counting them: まいとし.

Worth knowing

Also read まいねん. Both are common; まいとし is a touch more spoken.

Built from

毎

every

𠂉 slash + 母 mother

年

year

Originally 禾 grain over a person carrying it, one harvest, one year.

Words sharing these kanji

毎日 every day 毎月 every month 今年 this year 去年 last year 来年 next year 年 counter for years 年 year 少年 boy 年齢 age, years

This is one of 1,500 words in Emaki, a free spaced repetition trainer with a written mnemonic on every card.

Study 毎年 in Emaki

Free, no account needed. Your progress stays in your browser.

Emaki is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Kaishi 1.5k or its authors. The word, reading and meaning come from the Kaishi 1.5k deck, used with their permission. The mnemonic, the note and the kanji breakdown are original work, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.