去年（きょねん）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: last year
Example sentences
- 去年、初めて富士山に登った。 — I climbed Mt. Fuji for the first time last year.
- 去年より少し背が伸びた。 — I've grown a little taller than last year.
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