再来年(さらいねん)

再来年(さらいねん) means "the year after next" - two years from the current year.

Time reference sequence

• 一昨年(おととし)/一昨年(いっさくねん): year before last
• 去年(きょねん)/昨年(さくねん): last year
• 今年(ことし): this year
• 来年(らいねん): next year
• 再来年(さらいねん): year after next

Related time words

• 再来月(さらいげつ): month after next
• 再来週(さらいしゅう): week after next

Usage

昨年(さくねん) is more formal than 去年(きょねん), often used in writing and formal speech. Similarly, 一昨年(いっさくねん) is more formal than 一昨年(おととし).