先年 | Japanese meaning

先年【せんねん】

Frequency rank: 26,482. – 26,645.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)

former years; formerly; a few years ago

Forms

先年【せんねん】Frequency rank: 26,482. – 26,645.
せんねん

Generated definitions (experimental)

former years; formerly; a few years ago

This word is used to refer to a time that is not in the present, typically indicating a few years in the past. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts when discussing events or situations that occurred previously.

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A few years ago, I visited that place.

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The winter a few years ago was especially cold, wasn't it?

Generated collocations (experimental)

incident from a few years agoresearch from former yearsin the previous yearcompared to a few years agoelection from former yearsrecord from a few years agoreleased in the previous yeartrip from a few years agochanges since former yearsthere are good memories from a few years ago

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

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