Usage patterns 年ねん 末まつ に 〈 事こと 〉 をする to do something at the end of the year
We do a big cleaning at the end of the year.
年ねん 末まつ までに 〈 事こと 〉 を 終お わらせる to finish something by the end of the year
I want to finish this work by the end of the year.
年ねん 末まつ が 近ちか づく for the end of the year to draw near
The end of the year is drawing near.
忙いそが しい 年ねん 末まつ a busy year-end (period)
Every year I go through a busy year-end.
Related words· 7 年末 is the plain, neutral term for year-end, while 年の瀬 is a more literary expression evoking the bustle and urgency of the year's final days.
年末 is the everyday word for year-end, while 歳末 is a more formal or commercial term often seen in phrases like 歳末セール .
年末 is the neutral, calendar-based word for 'year-end' used in business and formal contexts, while 年の暮れ is a more evocative, everyday expression for the same period.
年末 is the everyday word for 'year-end' as a time period, while お歳暮 in this sense is a rare, old-fashioned way to say the same thing.
Show 3 more Show fewer 年末 is the standard, neutral word for the end of the year, while 暮れ carries a more traditional, seasonal feel and often implies year-end preparations.
年末 is the common everyday word for the end of the year, while 歳暮 is the more literary or formal term for the same period.
年末年始 covers both the year-end and New Year period, whereas 年末 refers only to the days leading up to the end of the year.
Opposites 年末 refers to the end of the year (late December), while 年始 refers to the start of the year (early January).
年末 means the end of the year, the direct opposite of 年頭 , which means the beginning of the year.
年末 means the end of the year, the direct opposite of 年明け , which means the beginning of the year.
年末 means the end of the year, directly opposite to 年初 , which means the beginning of the year.
Etymology Compound of 年 (year) and 末 (end).
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