去きょ年ねんalso: こぞきょねんCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noun, adverblast yearRefers to the previous calendar year. Can be used as a noun or adverbially without a particle.去きょ年ねんの夏なつはとても暑あつかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerLast summer was very hot.彼かれは去きょ年ねん大だい学がくを卒そつ業ぎょうした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe graduated from university last year.See all 438 example sentences ›Usage patterns去きょ年ねんの〈時とき〉last ___ (a season, month, etc. from last year)去きょ年ねんの夏なつはとても暑あつかった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerLast summer was very hot.去きょ年ねんに比くらべてcompared to last year去きょ年ねんに比くらべて売うり上あげが伸のびた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerSales have grown compared to last year.去きょ年ねんから〈事こと〉since last year去きょ年ねんから日本にほん語ごを勉べん強きょうしている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI've been studying Japanese since last year.