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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

翌よく年ねん

yokunen

the following year

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはその翌年よくねんに女優じょゆうになった。

    She became an actress the following year.

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  2. 結婚けっこんした翌年よくねんに女おんなの子こが生うまれた。

    I had a baby girl the year after I got married.

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  3. 彼かれはその翌年よくねん外国がいこくを旅行りょこうするのを楽たのしみにしていた。

    He anticipated traveling abroad the next year.

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Kanji in 翌年

  • 翌the following; nextOnヨク
  • 年year; counter for yearsOnネンKunとし

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