今年 (ことし): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

今年 (ことし) means this year.

See example sentences below.

今年 at a glance

今年

ことしkotoshi

N5noun

this year

今年ことしkotoshiN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

this year

Example 1

今年はたくさん旅行します。

Translation

I will travel a lot this year.

Example 2

今年の春は寒かったです。

Translation

This year's spring was cold.

Kanji 今: now

Kanji 今: meanings, readings, and example words.

Kanji 年: year, counter for years

Kanji 年: meanings, readings, and example words.

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