節せっ季き仕じ舞まい

Meanings

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noun

end-of-year settling of accounts

Refers to the traditional practice of settling financial accounts at the end of the year, especially in business contexts.

年ねん末まつは節せっ季き仕じ舞まいで忙いそがしい。
The end of the year is busy with settling accounts.

dance, flit, circle

Similar words

年ねん末まつ
年末 is a general term for the end of the year, while 節季仕舞い specifically refers to the financial settlement process.
決けっ算さん
決算 is a broader term for settlement of accounts or financial closing, not necessarily tied to the year-end.

Etymology

Compound of 節季 (せっき, 'end of a season/year') and 仕舞い (しまい, 'finishing, closing'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with year-end account settlement.