今年

ことし

this year

What does 今年 mean?

今年 is a Japanese noun meaning this year in English. It is written as 今年 in kanji, ことし in hiragana, and kotoshi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentence

今年の暑い夏には耐えられません。

I can't stand this hot summer.