noun
Loanword from English, used in Japanese to refer to the New Year holiday or season, often in compound words or event names.
ニューイヤーコンサートに行く予定です。
I plan to go to a New Year concert.
ニューイヤーセールで福袋を買った。
I bought a lucky bag at the New Year sale.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity or in older texts.
Borrowed from English 'New Year'.