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VocabJLPT N1

fiscal year

NounSuffix

Definitions

1. fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan)
2. financial year
3. academic year
4. product year

This noun refers to a fiscal or academic year, which in Japan typically runs from April to March of the following year. It is commonly used in school, government, and business contexts to mark annual periods.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Oh wow, the end-of-fiscal-year invoices are piling up like a mountain!

Sentence 2

The division will be expanding its hiring for next fiscal year.

Sentence 3

According to the news, social security spending is set to increase next fiscal year.

Sentence 4

The government released its growth forecast for the coming fiscal year.

Sentence 5

My senior told me, "Keep your fiscal year plans flexible."