Refers to a calendar year or a period of twelve months. Common in expressions like 年を取る (to grow older) and 年が明ける (the new year begins).
This year looks like it will be a good one.
I'll start a new job when the new year begins.
age; years old
Indicates a person's age. Often used with counters or in questions about age. The kanji 歳 is common for this sense.
How old are you?
He looks younger than his age.
old age; past one's prime
Refers to being advanced in years or past one's best. Often used in set phrases like 年のせい (because of age) or 年には勝てない (you can't beat age).
Maybe it's because of age, but I get tired easily lately.
You just can't beat old age.
Once the new year begins, I'll start a new job.
It's rude to ask someone's age when you first meet them.
Because of my age, climbing stairs has become difficult.
I go on a trip twice a year.
No matter how hard you try, you can't beat old age.
After getting through a tough year, things finally settled down.
younger; junior
months and years; time; passage of time
the year before last
the same age
seeing in the New Year; New Year's Eve celebration
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
New Year's gift; New Year's money given to children
grow old; age
man born in the same zodiac year as the current year
mature woman; middle-aged woman
grow old; age
unlucky year; critical year · bad year; annus horribilis
good year; bumper year; lucky year
one's age; age-appropriate behavior
leap year
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
age; years old
year of the Dog
growing older; aging · New Year's Eve aging ceremony; year-end age ritual
year end; end of the year
old age; advancing years
forgetting the year's hardships; year-end forgetting · year-end drinking party; 忘年会
sumo elder; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association · senior statesman of the Tokugawa shogunate · important local official under the Tokugawa shogunate
approximate age; apparent age; around the same age · age of maturity; marriageable age; young adult age · age when something happened; around the age that ... · for years; for a long time
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
year of the Ox