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JLPT N3 · Daily situations

昨年

さくねん

last year

Stroke order of 昨年

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

昨 · 9 strokes年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

The sun 日 suddenly 乍 set on the past year 年—last year.

Parts: 昨 previous (日 sun + 乍 suddenly) + 年 year

The characters in 昨年

  • 年 とし — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

昨年、日本へ旅行しました。

さくねん、にほんへりょこうしました。

Last year I traveled to Japan.

Words with 昨

Words with 年

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