Furigana: きょねん
Romaji: kyonen
Meaning: last year
Word Type: noun
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 去 | to pass by | KYO, KO | sa(ru) | 4 |
| 年 | year | NEN | toshi | 5 |
Examples
| Kanji | 去年日本に来ました。 |
| Furigana | きょねんにほんにきました。 |
| Romaji | kyonen nihon ni kimashita. |
| English | I came to Japan last year. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – | ||||
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 来年 | らいねん | rainen | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| 今年 | ことし | kotoshi | this year | 5 |
| 再来年 | さいらいねん | sarainen | year after next year | – |
| – |


来年 / らいねん / rainen = Next year