What does 前年 mean?
前年 is a Japanese noun meaning “the preceding year; the previous year; last year” in English. It is written as 前年 in kanji, ぜんねん in hiragana, and zennen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
年金の額は原則として前年の物価変動にスライドして算出される。
As a general rule, the pension amount is based on price changes in the previous year.