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 (to come) + 年 (year): the coming year = next year, parallel in a row with 来週 and 来月. Japan's workplaces and government offices stand on a fiscal year that opens anew each April. So when someone says 来年度 in November, that means the year starting next April. The calendar's 来年 and the fiscal 来年度 can point at two different moments. The year-end farewell 来年もよろしく closes the turning year.
Quick check
In November, what does 来年度の予算 refer to?