| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 去年 | きょねん | キョネン |
Pronunciation: kyonen
How to Say It Outloud: kyo-nen
Usage: Can be used to describe anything that happened during the previous year.
Example Sentence Japanese:
去年、日本に行きました。
去年、日本に行きました。Example Sentence English:Last year, I went to Japan.
Last year, I went to Japan.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 昨年 | さくねん | サクネン |
Pronunciation: sakunen
How to Say It Outloud: sa-ku-nen
Usage: More formal term for 'last year', often used in written language and formal speeches.
Example Sentence Japanese:昨年、この会社に入りました。
昨年、この会社に入りました。Example Sentence English:Last year, I joined this company.
Last year, I joined this company.Dictionary
去年きょねんCommon wordjlpt-n5
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- last year
昨年さくねんCommon word
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- last year
前年ぜんねんCommon word
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- the preceding year; the previous year; last year
客年かくねん
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- last year
昨秋さくしゅうCommon word
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- autumn of last year; fall of last year
旧年きゅうねん
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- the old year; last year
昨年来さくねんらいCommon word
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- since last year
昨春さくしゅんCommon word
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- last spring; the spring of last year
最終学年さいしゅうがくねん
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- last year of school
去年末きょねんまつ
Noun- end of last year
旧年末きゅうねんまつ
Noun- end of last year
昨年夏さくねんなつ
Noun- summer of last year
旧臘きゅうろう
NounAdverb (fukushi)
- last December; end of last year
昨季さくき
Noun- last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year
対前年比たいぜんねんひ
Noun- relative change from last year
前年同月ぜんねんどうげつ
Noun- same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
現役合格げんえきごうかく
Noun- passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
昨夏さっか
Noun- last summer; summer of last year
まっきCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage; final stages; terminal stage (of a disease)
晩年ばんねんCommon word
Noun- one's later years; final years (in life)
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