歳さい末まつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

Refers to the period around the end of the year, especially late December. Often used in contexts like year-end sales, greetings, or preparations.

歳さい末まつセールyear-end sale
デパートで歳さい末まつセールが始はじまった。
The year-end sale has started at the department store.
歳さい末まつの候こうat this time of the year-end (formal letter opening)
歳さい末まつの候こう、皆みな様さまのご健けん勝しょうをお祈いのり申もうし上あげます。
At this year-end season, I wish you all good health.
歳さい末まつを迎むかえるto head into the year-end period
今年ことしもいよいよ歳さい末まつを迎むかえる。
This year, too, we are finally heading into the year-end period.

年ねん末まつN1
年末 is the common, everyday word for 'year-end', while 歳末 is more formal and typically appears in commercial or written contexts like sale announcements.
年としの暮くれN3
年の暮れ is a softer, more literary way to say 'the close of the year', whereas 歳末 sounds formal and is often used in business or seasonal-greeting language.
暮くれN3
暮れ is a short, casual word that can mean 'year-end' in context, while 歳末 is a formal compound specifically dedicated to that meaning.
歳せい暮ぼ
歳末 and 歳暮 are both literary terms for the year's end, but 歳末 is more common in set phrases like 歳末セール, while 歳暮 strongly evokes the gift-giving custom.

年ねん始しN1
年始 means 'the start of the year', the direct opposite of 歳末, which means 'the end of the year'.

歳せい暮ぼ
歳末 refers to the year-end period itself, while 歳暮 refers to a year-end gift given to someone; they share kanji but differ in meaning.

Compound of 歳 (sai, 'year') and 末 (matsu, 'end'). The reading さいまつ is the standard on'yomi combination.