本ほん年ねん

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

this year; the current year

Formal equivalent of 今年 (ことし). Used in business, official documents, and announcements. Can function as a noun or adverbially.

本ほん年ねんもよろしくお願ねがいいたしますa New Year's greeting meaning 'thank you for your continued support this year'
本ほん年ねんもよろしくお願ねがいいたします。
Thank you for your continued support this year.
本ほん年ねん中ちゅうに〈事こと〉to do something within the current year, by the end of this year
本ほん年ねん中ちゅうにご返へん信しんいただけますと幸さいわいです。
We would appreciate a reply sometime within this year.
本ほん年ねんをもって〈事こと〉formal phrase marking the current year as the point at which something ends or begins
本ほん年ねんをもって代だい表ひょうを退たい任にんいたします。
I will be stepping down as representative as of this year.

昨さく年ねんN3
昨年 means 'last year' and is the formal counterpart to 本年, referring to the year before instead of the current one.
来らい年ねんN5
来年 means 'next year', the opposite time reference from 本年, which means 'this year'.

今年ことしplainN5
今年 is the everyday word for 'this year', while 本年 is its formal equivalent used in business and official writing.

本ほん年ねん度ど
本年 refers to the current calendar year, while 本年度 refers to the current fiscal or academic year, which may not align with the calendar year.

Compound of 本 (ほん, 'this', 'current') and 年 (ねん, 'year').