翌年(よくとし)

よくとし
noun
following year, next year
1. following year, next year
The year after a referenced event or point in time; not necessarily the calendar year following the current one.
その翌年(よくとし)に結婚(けっこん)した。
They got married the year after that.
翌年(よくとし)、会社(かいしゃ)を辞(や)めた。
The following year, I quit the company.
彼女(かのじょ)は入学(にゅうがく)の翌年(よくとし)に留学(りゅうがく)した。
She studied abroad the year after entering school.
翌年(よくとし)の春(はる)に、新(あたら)しい仕事(しごと)を見(み)つけた。
In the spring of the following year, I found a new job.
東京(とうきょう)に引(ひ)っ越(こ)した翌年(よくとし)に子(こ)どもが生(う)まれたので、もっと広(ひろ)い家(いえ)を探(さが)すことにした。
Our child was born the year after we moved to Tokyo, so we decided to look for a bigger house.

翌年(よくとし) means "the following year" relative to a referenced event or point in time, not relative to today.

COMPOUND:
翌(よく) (next, following) + 年(とし) (year). Also read as 翌年(よくねん).

DISTINCTION:

  • 翌年(よくとし)/翌年(よくねん): the year after a past event (narrative)
  • 来年(らいねん): next year (from the present moment)

For example, if discussing events in 2020, 翌年(よくとし) refers to 2021, regardless of when you are speaking.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • その翌年(よくとし): the year after that
  • 〜の翌年(よくとし)に: in the year following ~
  • 翌年(よくとし)の春(はる): the following spring

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Related Words

Related: 来年(らいねん)
Antonym: 前年(ぜんねん)
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Added 2026.1.11 21:31 · Revised 2026.5.24 22:32
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