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年末

nenmatsu /nemːatsɯ/

The end of the year, specifically referring to the final weeks or days of December. It is a period characterized by busy preparations, cleaning, and completing tasks before the New Year begins.

Ejemplos

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1

年末はとても忙しいです。

The end of the year is very busy.

2

年末のご挨拶を申し上げます。

I would like to offer my year-end greetings.

3

年末、どっか行くの?

Are you going somewhere at the end of the year?

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
年末
Adverbio
年末に
Relacionado
年始
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Truco para recordar

Visualize the kanji: 年 (Year) and 末 (End). The kanji 末 looks like a tree with a longer top branch, representing the 'extremity' or 'tip' of the year.

Quiz rápido

___は、家族で旅行に行きます。

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: 年末

Ejemplos

1

年末はとても忙しいです。

everyday

The end of the year is very busy.

2

年末のご挨拶を申し上げます。

formal

I would like to offer my year-end greetings.

3

年末、どっか行くの?

informal

Are you going somewhere at the end of the year?

4

本稿では年末の消費動向を分析する。

academic

This paper analyzes consumption trends at the end of the year.

5

年末の営業時間は通常と異なります。

business

Business hours at the end of the year differ from usual.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
年末
Adverbio
年末に
Relacionado
年始

Colocaciones comunes

年末年始 New Year's holiday period (end of year and start of year)
年末大掃除 Year-end major cleaning
年末調整 Year-end tax adjustment
年末パーティー Year-end party
年末ジャンボ Year-end jumbo lottery

Frases Comunes

良いお年を

Have a great New Year (said before the year ends)

年末のご挨拶

Year-end greetings

年末の休暇

Year-end holidays

Se confunde a menudo con

年末 vs 年度末

Nendomatsu refers to the end of the fiscal or school year (usually March in Japan), while nenmatsu is the calendar year end.

年末 vs 去年

Kyonen means 'last year' (the whole previous year), while nenmatsu is just the end portion of a year.

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Notas de uso

Nenmatsu is widely used in both speech and writing to refer to the period from roughly mid-December to the 31st. It is frequently paired with 'Nenshi' (年始) to describe the entire holiday break.

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Errores comunes

Learners sometimes confuse 'Nenmatsu' with 'Kyonen' (last year). Remember that 'matsu' means 'end', not 'previous'.

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Truco para recordar

Visualize the kanji: 年 (Year) and 末 (End). The kanji 末 looks like a tree with a longer top branch, representing the 'extremity' or 'tip' of the year.

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Origen de la palabra

A compound of the Sino-Japanese readings for 'year' (nen) and 'end/extremity' (matsu).

Patrones gramaticales

Used as a time-setting noun often followed by 'wa' or 'ni'. Can modify other nouns using the particle 'no' (e.g., 年末の休み).
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Contexto cultural

In Japan, the 'Nenmatsu' is a time for 'Oosouji' (cleaning the entire house) to purify the space for the coming year's deities.

Quiz rápido

___は、家族で旅行に行きます。

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: 年末

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