How to say 'Previous year' in Japanese | 前年

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The Japanese word for Previous year is 'Zennen', written as 前年 in Japanese.'Previous year' in hiragana is ぜんねん.

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前年

Meaning

Previous year

Reading

ぜんねん

zennen

Kanji

前Before, Front 年Year

Explanation

The Japanese noun '前年 (ぜんねん)' means 'previous year'. This term is used to refer to the year immediately before the current one, often in contexts comparing data, statistics, or events between years. For example: The sales increased compared to the previous year「前年比で売上が増加した」(ぜんねんひでうりあげがぞうかした). The company's profit was higher than the previous year「会社の利益は前年より高かった」(かいしゃのりえきはぜんねんよりたかかった). It is commonly used in formal or business settings to discuss trends or changes over time.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5971

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 前年

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

前

Meaning

Before, Front

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

Words Related to 前年 Through the Kanji 前

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 前 as well.

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前

Meaning

Before, Front

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御前

Meaning

You

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名前

Meaning

Name

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以前

Meaning

Before, Previously

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昼前

Meaning

Before noon

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前後

Meaning

Approximately, Before and after

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前提

Meaning

Premise

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当たり前

Meaning

Natural, Obvious

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午前

Meaning

Morning, AM

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前回

Meaning

Last time

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前期

Meaning

First half

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前述

Meaning

Aforementioned

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直前

Meaning

Just before

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事前

Meaning

Advance, Prior

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前進

Meaning

Advance

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手前

Meaning

Oneself, Front

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前半

Meaning

First half

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戦前

Meaning

Prewar

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前者

Meaning

Former

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前方

Meaning

Front

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前掲

Meaning

Aforementioned

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前向き

Meaning

Positive

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人前

Meaning

Public

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前もって

Meaning

Beforehand

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出前

Meaning

Delivery

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前日

Meaning

Previous day

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前売り券

Meaning

Advance, Ticket

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建て前

Meaning

Principle, Facade

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駅前

Meaning

Station front

Words Related to 前年 Through the Kanji 年

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

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年

Meaning

Year

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年下

Meaning

Younger

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一昨年

Meaning

Year before last

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年間

Meaning

Year

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少年

Meaning

Boy

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年金

Meaning

Pension

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年齢

Meaning

Age

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年度

Meaning

Year, Fiscal

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青年

Meaning

Youth

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今年

Meaning

This year

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再来年

Meaning

Year after next

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万年筆

Meaning

Fountain pen

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年賀状

Meaning

New years card

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毎年

Meaning

Every year

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生年月日

Meaning

Birthdate

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半年

Meaning

Half year

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近年

Meaning

Recent

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翌年

Meaning

Next year

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年寄り

Meaning

Elderly

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昨年

Meaning

Last year

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元年

Meaning

First year

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去年

Meaning

Last year

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長年

Meaning

Many years

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お年玉

Meaning

Money

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年月

Meaning

Years

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年月日

Meaning

Date

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年々

Meaning

Yearly

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年代

Meaning

Era, Age

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中年

Meaning

Middle age

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年中

Meaning

Year round

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学年

Meaning

Grade

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同年

Meaning

Same year

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本年

Meaning

This year

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晩年

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Later years

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年長

Meaning

Older

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年末

Meaning

Year end

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来年

Meaning

Next year

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忘年会

Meaning

Year end party

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年配

Meaning

Elderly

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年収

Meaning

Annual income

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定年

Meaning

Retirement

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年始

Meaning

New year

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年上

Meaning

Older

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未成年

Meaning

Minor

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例年

Meaning

Usual year

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年賀

Meaning

New years card

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