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JLPT N1pre-noun adjectivalLevel estimated by Bebop

あくる

akuru

next, following

Used before time words such as 日 and 朝. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

僕ぼくは明あくる朝あさパリへ立たつことになっていた。
I was leaving for Paris the next morning.
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引ひっ越こしたあくる日ひ、隣となりの人ひとにあいさつした。
The day after I moved, I greeted my neighbor.
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卒業そつぎょうしたあくる年とし、母校ぼこうを訪たずねた。
The year after I graduated, I visited my old school.
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