今こん年ねん度ど

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 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.

今こん年ねん度どの予よ算さんは前

ぜん

年ねん

度ど

より

増ふ

え

て

いる

。

This fiscal year's budget is larger than last year's.

今こん年ねん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.

Usage patterns

今こん年ねん度ど中ちゅうに〈動どう詞し〉to do something by the end of this fiscal year
今こん年ねん度ど中ちゅうにこのプロジェクトを完かん成せいさせなければならない。
We have to finish this project by the end of this fiscal year.
今こん年ねん度どから〈事こと〉starting from this fiscal year
今こん年ねん度どから新あたらしい制せい度どが始はじまる。
A new system will start from this fiscal year.

Kanji

今now
年year, counter for years
度degrees, occurrence, time

Opposites

来らい年ねん度ど
今年度 means 'this fiscal year', while 来年度 means 'next fiscal year'.
前ぜん年ねん度ど
今年度 means 'this fiscal year', while 前年度 means 'the previous fiscal year'.
昨さく年ねん度ど
今年度 means the current fiscal/academic year, the direct opposite of 昨年度, which means the one just before it.

Don't confuse with

今年ことしN5
今年 refers to the calendar year (January–December), while 今年度 refers to the current fiscal or school year (typically April–March).

Built from

今こん+年ねん度ど

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.