WORD DETAIL
翌年
よくねん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
翌年(よくねん) combines following翌and year年to denote the year after a stated reference year. - Basic usage: It links a second store or a tree's first blossoms to the year following an earlier event.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Relative to the narrative reference year
翌年need not mean next year from today; it is anchored to the year already mentioned.

