今年 (ことし) — this year
今年
this year
Frequency #630
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
2 characters
熟字訓 jukujikun
熟字訓 (jukujikun) — The pronunciation applies to the whole word, not individual kanji. adverb
noun
kotoshi
ことし
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
ことし[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- this year
Explained in simple Japanese
- いま すごして いる この とし。
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