JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

来年 (rainen)

来年 (らいねん, rainen) is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “next year”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: らいねん
Romaji: rainen
Word class: Noun / adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

next year · noun, adverb

Example sentences

健は来年で１５歳になります。

Ken will be fifteen next year.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 来年

来

come, due, nextライ・タイ・く.る・きた.る · 7 strokes

年

year, counter for yearsネン・とし · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 来年.

来るくるto come (spatially or temporally)来月らいげつnext month来週らいしゅうnext weekさ来年さらいねんyear after next将来しょうらいfuture再来月さらいげつmonth after next再来週さらいしゅうweek after next来らいnext (year, spring, etc.)以来いらいsince未来みらい(distant) future出来事できごとoccurrence本来ほんらいoriginally来日らいにちcoming to Japan出来上がりできあがりcompletion

Source: JMdict entry 1548220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.