去年

きょねん

last year

Mnemonic

Ground walked off with your own back turned to it, sat on a year. The same kyo きょ as 今日, pointed backwards: France is done and the photos are on your phone: きょねん.

Worth knowing

昨年さくねん is the same thing in a formal register.

Built from

去

leave, past

土 earth + 厶 private

年

year

Originally 禾 grain over a person carrying it, one harvest, one year.

Words sharing these kanji

過去 the past 去る to go away, to pass 毎年 every year 今年 this year 来年 next year 年 counter for years 年 year 少年 boy 年齢 age, years

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