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今年度 (こんねんど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun, adverb
this fiscal year ; this school year ; this year
Refers to the current fiscal or academic year, not the calendar year. In business and education contexts, it is the default way to say 'this year' for budgets, plans, and schedules.
度ど
から
新あたら
しい
カリキュラム
が
始はじ
まる
。
A new curriculum starts from this school year.
Kanji 度 degrees, occurrence, time Similar words 今年ことし 今年 refers to the calendar year (January–December), while 今年度 refers to the fiscal or academic year (typically April–March in Japan).
来らい 年ねん 度ど 来年度 means 'next fiscal/school year', the counterpart to 今年度.
Etymology Compound of 今年 (this year) and 度 (time, occasion, degree). The 度 suffix marks it as a period-based term, specifically for fiscal or academic years.
