How to say 'This year' in Japanese | 本年

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The Japanese word for This year is 'Honnen', written as 本年 in Japanese.'This year' in hiragana is ほんねん.

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本年

Meaning

This year

Reading

ほんねん

honnen

Kanji

本Book, Origin 年Year

Explanation

The Japanese noun '本年 (ほんねん)' means 'this year'. It is a formal term often used in business, official documents, or formal speeches to refer to the current year. For example: We aim to achieve our goals this year「本年は目標を達成することを目指します」(ほんねんはもくひょうをたっせいすることをめざします). This year's budget has been finalized「本年予算は確定しました」(ほんねんよさんはかくていしました). Note that '本年' is more formal than '今年 (ことし)', which is used in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5150

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 本年

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

本

Meaning

Book, Origin

kanji

年

Meaning

Year

Words Related to 本年 Through the Kanji 本

These 35 Words contain the Kanji 本 as well.

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日本

Meaning

Japan

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本

Meaning

Book

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本当

Meaning

Truth

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本当に

Meaning

Really

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基本

Meaning

Basis

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本屋

Meaning

Bookstore

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資本

Meaning

Capital

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本人

Meaning

Person

word

本棚

Meaning

Bookshelf

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本箱

Meaning

Bookshelf

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本質

Meaning

Essence

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本書

Meaning

This book

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本の

Meaning

Mere

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本部

Meaning

Headquarters

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根本

Meaning

Root, Basis

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本物

Meaning

Real, Genuine

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本格

Meaning

Genuine

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資本主義

Meaning

Capitalism

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本社

Meaning

Headquarters

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本能

Meaning

Instinct

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本来

Meaning

Originally

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本日

Meaning

Today

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手本

Meaning

Example, Model

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本気

Meaning

Serious

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見本

Meaning

Example, Sample

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本国

Meaning

Home country

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本店

Meaning

Main store

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古本

Meaning

Used book

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本文

Meaning

Main text

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本音

Meaning

True feelings

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本格的

Meaning

Genuine

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日本酒

Meaning

Sake

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本願

Meaning

Vow

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絵本

Meaning

Picture book

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本体

Meaning

Main body

Words Related to 本年 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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晩年

Meaning

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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前年

Meaning

Previous 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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