Definition: 意味
year before last
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 一昨年 【おととし】(ototoshi)
Meaning: year before last.
Can also be read as いっさくねん (issakunen)
Type: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary
一昨年 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
一昨年の8月にけっこんしました。
おととしのはちがつにけっこんしました。
ototoshi no hachi gatsu ni kekkon shimashita.
I got married in August the year before last.
Example #2
彼女は一昨年亡くなりました。
かのじょはおととしなくなりました。
kanojo wa ototoshi naku narimashita.
She passed away the year before last.
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