年ねん甫ぽMeanings1nounbeginning of the yearA somewhat formal or literary term for the start of the year. In everyday speech, 年始 (ねんし) or 年の初め (としのはじめ) are more common.年ねん甫ぽの挨あい拶さつを述のべる。Give a New Year's greeting.年ねん甫ぽにあたり、抱ほう負ふを語かたった。At the beginning of the year, he spoke of his aspirations.