前年
ぜんねん
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Common word
Meanings
Noun, Adverb
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Example sentences
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He died last year.
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What was the gross income in the previous calendar year?
年金の額は原則として前年の物価変動にスライドして算出される。
As a general rule, the pension amount is based on price changes in the previous year.
長吉は同じようなその冬の今年と去年、去年とその前年、それからそれと幾年も溯って何心なく考えて見ると、人は成長するに従っていかに幸福を失って行くものかを明かに経験した。
When Chokichi thought listlessly about this winter, and the similar winter before and the one before that, he vividly experienced the fact that as people grow older, they gradually lose their happiness.