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How to say 'Year end' in Japanese | 年末

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The Japanese word for Year end is 'Nenmatsu', written as 年末 in Japanese.'Year end' in hiragana is ねんまつ.

    word

    年末

    Meaning

    Year end

    Reading

    ねんまつ

    nenmatsu

    Kanji

    Year End

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '年末 (ねんまつ)' refers to the end of the year, typically encompassing the period from late December to New Year's Eve. It is a time associated with various traditions, preparations for the New Year, and reflection on the past year. For example: I will return home at yearend「年末に実家に帰ります」(ねんまつにじっかにかえります). Many people clean their houses at yearend「年末に大掃除をする人が多いです」(ねんまつにおおそうじをするひとがおおいです). This term is often used in contexts related to holidays, work, and seasonal activities.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    5415

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 年末

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Year

  • kanji

    Meaning

    End

Words Related to 年末 Through the Kanji

These 46 Words contain the Kanji 年 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    年下

    Meaning

    Younger

  • word

    一昨年

    Meaning

    Year before last

  • word

    年間

    Meaning

    Year

  • word

    少年

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    年齢

    Meaning

    Age

  • word

    年度

    Meaning

    Year, Fiscal

  • word

    青年

    Meaning

    Youth

  • word

    今年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    再来年

    Meaning

    Year after next

  • word

    万年筆

    Meaning

    Fountain pen

  • word

    年賀状

    Meaning

    New years card

  • word

    毎年

    Meaning

    Every year

  • word

    生年月日

    Meaning

    Birthdate

  • word

    半年

    Meaning

    Half year

  • word

    近年

    Meaning

    Recent

  • word

    翌年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    年寄り

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    昨年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    元年

    Meaning

    First year

  • word

    去年

    Meaning

    Last year

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    お年玉

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    年月

    Meaning

    Years

  • word

    年月日

    Meaning

    Date

  • word

    年々

    Meaning

    Yearly

  • word

    年代

    Meaning

    Era, Age

  • word

    中年

    Meaning

    Middle age

  • word

    年中

    Meaning

    Year round

  • word

    学年

    Meaning

    Grade

  • word

    同年

    Meaning

    Same year

  • word

    本年

    Meaning

    This year

  • word

    晩年

    Meaning

    Later years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    来年

    Meaning

    Next year

  • word

    忘年会

    Meaning

    Year end party

  • word

    年配

    Meaning

    Elderly

  • word

    年収

    Meaning

    Annual income

  • word

    定年

    Meaning

    Retirement

  • word

    年始

    Meaning

    New year

  • word

    前年

    Meaning

    Previous year

  • word

    年上

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    未成年

    Meaning

    Minor

  • word

    例年

    Meaning

    Usual year

  • word

    年賀

    Meaning

    New years card

Words Related to 年末 Through the Kanji

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 末 as well.

  • word

    週末

    Meaning

    Weekend

  • word

    月末

    Meaning

    Month end

  • word

    末っ子

    Meaning

    Youngest

  • word

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    歳末

    Meaning

    Year end

  • word

    始末

    Meaning

    Management, Conclusion

  • word

    末期

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    幕末

    Meaning

    End of shogunate

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'Nenmatsu' means 'Year end' .

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