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

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 Reading	kotoshi
English Meaning	this year

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

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 Reading	Kotoshi 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 Reading	Kotoshi 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 Reading	Kotoshi wa yoi ichi-nen datta.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	今年は良い一年でした。
Romaji Reading	Kotoshi 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 Reading	Watashi 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 Reading	Watashi wa, kotoshi-ippai de kono shigoto o yamemasu.

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