Word Meaning 一昨年

おととし ototoshi

一昨年 is read as おととし (ototoshi) and means year before last.

Meaning

English

  1. year before last

Reading

Kana

おととし

Romaji

ototoshi

Writing Variants

  • おと年 おととし ototoshi
  • 一昨年 いっさくねん issakunen

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 再来年 Rank 289 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一昨々年

さいととし

two years before last (year)

一年

いちねん

one year

一周年

いっしゅうねん

one full year

一昨日

おとつい

day before yesterday

一昨

いっさく

one previous

一昨々日

さきおとつい

two days before yesterday

一昨日来やがれ

おとといきやがれ

don't you ever come here again!

一昨々

いっさくさく

three (days, years, etc.) ago

一昨夜

いっさくや

night before last

一昨々夜

いっさくさくや

two nights before last

一昨晩

いっさくばん

night before last

昨年

さくねん

last year

Example Sentences

4

I climbed this mountain the year before last.

I moved to Boston the year before last.

I moved to Australia the year before last.

She's far better off than she was the year before last.