How to say “this year” in Japanese | 今年 (ことし、kotoshi)

14.02.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「今年 (ことし、kotoshi)」means “this year.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word今年
Hiraganaことし
Romaji Readingkotoshi
English Meaningthis year

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

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I’m going to go to Kyoto to see the autumn leaves this autumn.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence 今年ことしの秋あきに、京きょう都とに紅葉こうようを見みに行いく。
Romaji ReadingKotoshi no aki ni, Kyōto ni kōyō o mini iku.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence今年の秋に、京都に紅葉を見に行きます。
Romaji ReadingKotoshi no aki ni, Kyōto ni kōyō o mini ikimasu.

This year was a good year.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence今年ことしは良よい一年いちねんだった。
Romaji ReadingKotoshi wa yoi ichi-nen datta.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence今年は良い一年でした。
Romaji ReadingKotoshi wa yoi ichi-nen deshita.

I will quit this job at the end of this year.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence私わたしは、今年ことしいっぱいでこの仕し事ごとを辞やめる。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, kotoshi-ippai de kono shigoto o yameru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence私は、今年いっぱいでこの仕事を辞めます。
Romaji ReadingWatashi wa, kotoshi-ippai de kono shigoto o yamemasu.
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