昨年(さくねん)

さくねん
noun
last year
1. last year
The year before the current one. A somewhat formal alternative to 去年 (きょねん).
昨年(さくねん)は大変(たいへん)な年(とし)だった。
Last year was a tough year.
昨年(さくねん)の売上(うりあげ)は前年(ぜんねん)より増(ふ)えた。
Last year's sales increased compared to the year before.
昨年(さくねん)の夏(なつ)、家族(かぞく)で北海道(ほっかいどう)に旅行(りょこう)した。
Last summer, our family traveled to Hokkaido.

昨年(さくねん) is a formal synonym of 去年(きょねん) (last year). Both mean the same thing, but 昨年(さくねん) is preferred in writing, news, business reports, and formal speech.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 昨年(さくねん): last year (formal, written, news)
  • 去年(きょねん): last year (conversational, everyday)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 昨年(さくねん)度(ど): last fiscal year
  • 昨年(さくねん)比(ひ): compared to last year
  • 昨年(さくねん)末(まつ): the end of last year
  • 昨年(さくねん)同期(どうき): the same period last year

RELATED TIME WORDS:

  • 一昨年(おととし)/一昨年(いっさくねん): the year before last (informal/formal)
  • 今年(ことし): this year
  • 来年(らいねん): next year
  • 前年(ぜんねん): the previous year (used in comparisons)
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Added 2026.2.7 20:20 · Revised 2026.3.26 18:48
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