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来年

らいねん

adverb

Meanings

1next year

Example sentence

来年、日本へ旅行に行きます。

らいねん、にほんへりょこうにいきます。

Next year I'm going on a trip to Japan.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

来Come, Due, Next7 strokes 年Year, Counter For Years6 strokes

More words with 来

以来いらい · sinceN3 従来じゅうらい · up to nowN1 将来しょうらい · (in the) futureN4 未来みらい · future (life tense)N3 来日らいにち ·

Full entry on Jisho

coming to Japan

N2

来月らいげつ · next monthN5

本来ほんらい · essentiallyN2

来らい～ · next ~N3

More words with 年

～年～ねん · ~ yearsN5 今年ことし · this yearN5 年とし · yearN5 一昨年いっさくねん · year before lastN2 少年しょうねん · boysN3 年間ねんかん · yearN3 年齢ねんれい · ageN3 一昨年おととし · year before last

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