昨年

さくねん
sakunen

last year (formal)

What does 昨年 mean?

昨年 is a Japanese noun meaning “last year (formal)” in English. It is written as 昨年 in kanji, さくねん in hiragana, and sakunen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ヘレンは昨年日本に来た。

Helen came to Japan last year.

Words sharing kanji with 昨年

昨
昨晩
さくばん
last night (formal)
一昨日
おととい
the day before yesterday
昨今
さっこん
these days
年
一年生
いちねんせい
first year student
年上
としうえ
older, senior
～年
～ねん
~ years

More JLPT N4 words

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branch, twig
証あかしakashi
proof, evidence, sign, testimony
代わりかわりkawari
substitute, replacement
承知しょうちshouchi
consent, acceptance
騒ぐさわぐsawagu
to make noise, to clamor
おもちゃomocha
a toy
陥るおちいるochiiru
to fall into (e.g. a hole)
砂すなsuna
sand