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来年

Next Year

Meaning

Next Year

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The next year is next year! It isn't last year or this year, it's the next one!

Reading

らいねん

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

来年の四月
April of next year
来年のカレンダー
next year's calendar
来年の今ごろ
around this time next year
来年十才
ten years old next year
来年はじめ
the beginning of next year
来年一月
January of next year
来年はやる
to do next year
来年は行く
to go next year
来年はする
to do next year
来年もがんばる
to work hard next year too
来年もおねがいする
to request again next year
来年も来る
to come again next year

Context Sentences

来年は２０００年です。

Next year is the year 2000.

わたしは来年の九月に十八才になります。

I will be eighteen next September.

来年のプロジェクトまでは日本にいるつもりだよ。

I'm going to stay in Japan until next year's project.

Kanji Composition