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 | 今年の秋に、京都に紅葉を見に行く。 |
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 | 今年は良い一年だった。 |
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 | 私は、今年いっぱいでこの仕事を辞める。 |
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. |