This year (colloquial) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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Tips to Remember the Japanese Word "ことし":
– Visualize a calendar with this year circled in red and imagine the sound "ko-to-shi" resonating each time you look at it.
– Think of "こ" (ko) as "current" and "とし" (toshi) as "year" to associate it with this year.

Explanations:
– "ことし" (kotoshi) is a common term used in everyday conversations to refer to the current year.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– "今年" (ことし, kotoshi): The same kanji representation for "this year."

Alternate Meanings Like Slang:
– "ことし" (kotoshi) typically just means "this year" and doesn't have widely recognized slang meanings.

Examples of Sentences That Use It:
– ことしは暖かいですね。
– kotoshi wa atatakai desu ne.
– This year is warm, isn't it?

– ことしの夏は海に行きたいです。
– kotoshi no natsu wa umi ni ikitai desu.
– I want to go to the beach this summer.

– ことしから新しいことを始めたいです。
– kotoshi kara atarashii koto o hajimetai desu.
– I want to start something new from this year.

– ことしもよろしくお願いします。
– kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
– I look forward to your continued support this year as well.

– ことしの目標は何ですか？
– kotoshi no mokuhyō wa nan desu ka?
– What is your goal for this year?

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