Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 一昨年(いっさくねん) in Japanese

一昨年, おと年
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
いっさくねん, おととし
Romaji
issakunen, ototoshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Meaning
    year before last
    Example sentence
    彼女は、一昨年よりはるか暮らし向きよい She's far better off than she was the year before last.

Examples of 一昨年, おと年, いっさくねん, おととし in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

9 strokes

yesterday, previous

On'Yomi: サク

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 5

6 strokes

year, counter for years

On'Yomi: ネン

Kun'Yomi: とし

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JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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