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昨年さくねん (sakunen)

last year (formal, often used in writing)

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昨年 (さくねん, sakunen) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “last year (formal, often used in writing)”.

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Example sentences 12

昨年さくねんは地震じしんが多おおい年としでした。

We had a lot of earthquakes last year.

彼かれは昨年さくねん転校てんこうした。

He changed schools last year.

昨年さくねんは赤字あかじでした。

We went into the red last year.

彼女かのじょは昨年さくねん生うまれた。

She was born last year.

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