年末
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.
Exemplos
3 de 5年末はとても忙しいです。
The end of the year is very busy.
年末のご挨拶を申し上げます。
I would like to offer my year-end greetings.
年末、どっか行くの?
Are you going somewhere at the end of the year?
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
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。
Correto!
A resposta correta é: 年末
Exemplos
年末はとても忙しいです。
everydayThe end of the year is very busy.
年末のご挨拶を申し上げます。
formalI would like to offer my year-end greetings.
年末、どっか行くの?
informalAre you going somewhere at the end of the year?
本稿では年末の消費動向を分析する。
academicThis paper analyzes consumption trends at the end of the year.
年末の営業時間は通常と異なります。
businessBusiness hours at the end of the year differ from usual.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
Nendomatsu refers to the end of the fiscal or school year (usually March in Japan), while nenmatsu is the calendar year end.
Kyonen means 'last year' (the whole previous year), while nenmatsu is just the end portion of a year.
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.
Erros comuns
Learners sometimes confuse 'Nenmatsu' with 'Kyonen' (last year). Remember that 'matsu' means 'end', not 'previous'.
Dica de memorização
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.
Origem da palavra
A compound of the Sino-Japanese readings for 'year' (nen) and 'end/extremity' (matsu).
Padrões gramaticais
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。
Correto!
A resposta correta é: 年末
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