작년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 昨年, from 昨 (“yesterday”) + 年 (“year”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [장년]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jagnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	changnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	caknyen

Noun

작년 • (jangnyeon) (hanja 昨年)

1. last year; the year before

   Synonyms: 지난해 (jinanhae), 거년 (geonyeon)

Derived terms

• 재작년 (再昨年, jaejangnyeon, “the year before last”)

See also

• 금년 (今年, geumnyeon, “this year”)
• 내년 (來年, naenyeon, “next year”)
• 내후년 (來後年, naehunyeon, “the year after next”)