also: こんねん
noun, adverb
Refers to the current calendar year. Can be used as a noun or adverbially without a particle.
今年は雪が多い。
There is a lot of snow this year.
今年、大学を卒業します。
I will graduate from university this year.
Standard kanji spelling for the common reading ことし.
Formal or literary reading; less common in everyday speech.
Compound of 今 (こ, 'this') + 年 (とし, 'year'). The reading ことし is a regular sound change from こ + とし.