来年
らいねん
hepburn rainen
next year
Part of speech · noun
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來come
年year
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Examples
- 来年大学に入ります。I'm starting university next year.
- 来年もよろしくお願いします。Looking forward to working with you next year as well.
Collocations
来年 (rainen, next year)来年の (rainen no, next year's)来年度 (rainendo, next fiscal year)再来年 (sarainen, year after next)来年もよろしく (rainen mo yoroshiku, year-end farewell)
Mnemonic
来年 rainen — 来 + 年 = the year coming = next year. Parallel to 来週/来月. Japanese workplaces and government run on an April-to-March fiscal year, so 来年度 (rainendo, next fiscal year) can refer to a different start point than 来年 (next calendar year) — in November, 来年度 still means starting next April. A common source of confusion for Korean/Chinese speakers used to January starts. The set phrase 来年もよろしく is the standard year-end farewell.
Quick check
In November, what does 来年度の予算 refer to?