Meaning

Primary

Last Year

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Yesterday's year was actually last year. Today must be New Years then!

Reading

さくねん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 昨年秋

    last fall

    昨年同様

    the same as last year

    昨年末

    end of last year

Context Sentences

この二十四時間スーパーは、昨年オープンしました。

This 24-hour supermarket was opened last year.

昨年は旅行でグアムに行きました。

I went on a trip to Guam last year.

ようやく昨年から、だんだん仕事がうまくいき出したんです。

Finally, things have started to go well with my work since last year.

Kanji Composition