Note
Every year, Wi buys a new gun.
Breakdown of year
Wi
ヰ component
ヰ is an obsolete katakana character, previously used to represent the sound wi.
Now, the sound wi is represented by the digraph ウィ(Ui).
Though ヰ is not used as a katakana character anymore, it does appear as a component in multiple Kanji.
gun
𠂉 component
Usages of year
去年kyonen
last year
年tosi
year; age
年
year
来年rainen
next year
再来年sarainen
the year after next
年nen
year counter
毎年mainen
every year
万年筆mannenhitu
fountain pen
新年sinnen
New Year
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