Japanese

きょねん
Meaning: last year
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

去
年

Example sentences

I went to Hokkaido last year.
去年の旅行は楽しい時間だった
Last year's trip was a fun time.
祖父は去年病気で死んだ
My grandfather passed away from illness last year.
去年と比べて、今年は雪が多い。
Compared to last year, there is a lot of snow this year.
彼は去年、病気で亡くなりました。
He passed away last year due to illness.
彼は去年、有名な大学を卒業した。
He graduated from a famous university last year.
去年は家族と北海道へ旅行に行きました。
I went on a trip to Hokkaido with my family last year.
去年の今頃、私は日本にいました。
Around this time last year, I was in Japan.
私達は去年からこの町に住んでいます。
We have lived in this town since last year.
兄は去年の春から中学に通っています。
My older brother has been attending middle school since last spring.

Usage Notes

A common word for the previous year. '昨年' (sakunen) is more formal.

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