年とし端は

Word family

• 年とし端は月づき

  first lunar month

• 年とし端はもいかぬ

  of tender years; very young

Written forms

• 年とし端はUsage85%

  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading としは.

• 年歯Usage15%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • としは

    Alternate kanji spelling; also read ねんし, but としは is more common.

  • ねんし

    Rare reading restricted to this kanji form; としは is the usual reading.

• ねんし

Etymology

Compound of 年 (とし, 'year') and 端 (は, 'edge, beginning'), literally 'the edge of years', implying the early stage of life or age. The kanji 歯 is an ateji substitution.