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こんねん
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
1. this year
This year's summer is going to be a red-hot one.
Alt. forms
今こ年とし
95%
ことし
4%
こんねん
Pitch accent
こ
んねん
Composed of
the current ...; this; today's ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
Examples (96 in total)
The weather has been unusual this year.
It looks like this year is the last one, after all.
We have had plenty of snow this year.
This summer is chilly.
The business has expanded by 50% this year.
Tom is graduating this year.
That's this year's catalogue.
There has been a good apple harvest this year.
This summer is extremely hot.
The rainy season set in early this year.
Happy New Year. I'm looking forward to working with you again this year.
The rice crop is poor this year.
Ifumi Tanaka will be 99 years old this year.
My daughter turns ten this year.
This year is hotter than last year.
I remembered your birthday this year, didn't I?
I don't think the Giants will win this year.
We're expecting a good harvest this year.
He becomes a university student this year.
The apples are especially sweet this year.
It seems that bikinis are "in" this year.
The Valentine's season has arrived again this year.
Henry will become an adult this March.
Spring has come early this year.
Sales should double this year.
He is this year's home run king.
This year, Valentine's Day falls on a Thursday.
He has grown three centimeters this year.
There have been many cases of cholera this year.
The growth rate of the Japanese economy will top 0.7% this year.
I lost my grandfather to cancer this year.
This winter will be mild.
There will be an economic crisis at the end of this year.
Autumn Equinox Day falls on Friday this year.
I think that the Lions will be the champions this year.
Is she going to go to America this year?
My grandfather will be seventy this year.
My parents were satisfied with my grades this year.
It's been decided that the team will be disbanded at the end of this year.
This year my father stepped down from his post as company president.
Even if this year doesn't work out, ah, there is next year.
This year feels like the year a hero is born!
I have been abroad several times this year.
My father's birthday falls on Sunday this year.
Black coats are in fashion this winter.
I feel the same way; this year is the most fun.
What sort of coats are in fashion this year?
This year's new model has a pretty daring design.
The temperature is above average this winter.
Thanks to your help, all the materials have been returned this year.
This is the coldest winter we have had in twenty years, I hear.
My birthday falls on Friday this year.
This years goal is to become a stronger woman.
The bridge will be completed by the end of this year.
This year's league is a battle among the top five.
The volcano has erupted twice this year.
This year's entrance exam had a lot of tricky questions.
I'm going to spend the New Year's holiday this year relaxing at home.
"I hope we have a white Christmas this year." "Yeah."
Rengo plans to demand wage increases again this year.
I've worn out two pairs of shoes this year.
I want to know what you did this summer.
Several of my friends have been to Japan this year.
The female teacher will begin studying English this year.
Compared with last year, this year's crops are much better.
My son's ability at math has improved this year.
Last week's meeting was the longest we have had this year.
Japan has produced more cars than ever this year.
This year there were few rainy days in August.
This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.
A lot of young people went to Hawaii this summer.
We are hoping to visit Spain this summer.
The Tanakas' eldest son started university this year.
It is no laughing matter that he couldn't graduate from university this year.
Thai Air celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
We are going to travel abroad this summer.
Unusually low temperatures account for the poor rice crop this year.
He has set up three world records in swimming this year.
We are suffering from a severe water shortage this summer.
The international conference was to be held in February this year.
This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.
We expect a very cold winter this year.
This year the cherry blossoms are coming out a little later than usual.
She will have been married for six years on June 10th of this year.
I've never visited Kagoshima, but I intend to this summer.
Steel production is estimated to reach 100 million tons this year.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
The company's capital expenditure program is set to be 10 billion yen for this year.
Since my boyfriend is more of an indoors person, we didn't go to the beach, nor to the mountains this summer.
My father celebrated his seventieth birthday this year, but he's more energetic than I am.
All subscriptions must be paid before the end of this year.
This summer, I plan to read every book on these three shelves.
Starting this year, the men's dormitory was abolished due to a decrease in the number of students.
Compared to last summer, we haven't had so much rain this year.
What do you think was the most read article this year on the Japanese version of Wikipedia?
The festivities were held as usual this year.