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おととし

JLPT N5 · N2 · Vocabulary

おととし — “year before last”

おととし means year before last. It appears on the JLPT N5 and N2 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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おととし

Meaning

year before last

おととし in a sentence

おととし日本にっぽんへ来きました。

I came to Japan the year before last.

おととし is written in kana only — there are no kanji to break down.

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